A review by jenbooks
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 8 by Jonathan Strahan
3.0
A couple of really good stories, but mostly pretty meh. Average 3.3 stars.
"Some Desperado" by Joe Abercrombie 2 - How is this sci fi or fantasy??
"Zero for Conduct" by Greg Egan 3.5
"Effigy Nights" by Yoon Ha Lee 2.5
"Rosary and Goldenstar" by Geoff Ryman 2 - meh
"The Sleeper and the Spindle" by Neil Gaiman 5
"Cave and Julia" by M. John Harrison 1 - wtf
"The Herons of Mer de l’Ouest" by M Bennardo 3
"Water" by Ramez Naam 4
"The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling" by Ted Chiang 4
"The Ink Readers of Doi Saket" by Thomas Olde Heuvelt 1 - ugh
"Cherry Blossoms on the River of Souls" by Richard Parks 5
"Rag and Bone" by Priya Sharma 4
"The Book Seller" by Lavie Tidhar 1 - bleh
"The Sun and I" by K J Parker 5 - now that's more like it.
"The Promise of Space" by James Patrick Kelly 4 - nice!
"The Master Conjurer" by Charlie Jane Anders 4
"The Pilgrim and the Angel" by E. Lily Yu 4
"Entangled" by Ian R Macleod 3.5
"Fade to Gold" by Benjanun Sriduangkaew 4
"Selkie Stories are for Losers" by Sofia Samatar 4
"In Metal, In Bone" by An Owomoyela 3.5
"Kormak the Lucky" by Eleanor Arnason 3.5
"Sing" by Karin Tidbeck 2.5
"Social Services" by Madeline Ashby 4
"The Road of Needles" by Caitlín R Kiernan 2.5
"Mystic Falls" by Robert Reed 4
"The Queen of Night’s Aria" by Ian McDonald 3
"The Irish Astronaut" by Val Nolan 3.5
"Some Desperado" by Joe Abercrombie 2 - How is this sci fi or fantasy??
"Zero for Conduct" by Greg Egan 3.5
"Effigy Nights" by Yoon Ha Lee 2.5
"Rosary and Goldenstar" by Geoff Ryman 2 - meh
"The Sleeper and the Spindle" by Neil Gaiman 5
"Cave and Julia" by M. John Harrison 1 - wtf
"The Herons of Mer de l’Ouest" by M Bennardo 3
"Water" by Ramez Naam 4
"The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling" by Ted Chiang 4
"The Ink Readers of Doi Saket" by Thomas Olde Heuvelt 1 - ugh
"Cherry Blossoms on the River of Souls" by Richard Parks 5
"Rag and Bone" by Priya Sharma 4
"The Book Seller" by Lavie Tidhar 1 - bleh
"The Sun and I" by K J Parker 5 - now that's more like it.
"The Promise of Space" by James Patrick Kelly 4 - nice!
"The Master Conjurer" by Charlie Jane Anders 4
"The Pilgrim and the Angel" by E. Lily Yu 4
"Entangled" by Ian R Macleod 3.5
"Fade to Gold" by Benjanun Sriduangkaew 4
"Selkie Stories are for Losers" by Sofia Samatar 4
"In Metal, In Bone" by An Owomoyela 3.5
"Kormak the Lucky" by Eleanor Arnason 3.5
"Sing" by Karin Tidbeck 2.5
"Social Services" by Madeline Ashby 4
"The Road of Needles" by Caitlín R Kiernan 2.5
"Mystic Falls" by Robert Reed 4
"The Queen of Night’s Aria" by Ian McDonald 3
"The Irish Astronaut" by Val Nolan 3.5