When I received this, I was hoping it would be along the lines of the excellent anthology, Superheroes, edited by John Varley and Alicia Mainhardt (Ace, 1995). Based on the roleplaying game Silver Age Sentinels, Path of the Just contains … Continue reading
In this anthology, noted author Gregory Benford collects a baker’s dozen of stories that all explore the concept of limited spaces, or microcosms. As usual, the stories range the spectrum from good to excellent as the authors take the concept … Continue reading
This macabre quartet of short stories is based on White Wolf’s Orpheus line of games. Like the name suggests, the stories all touch upon the delicate, occasionally breached barriers between life and death, and the traumas that ensue. The dead … Continue reading
In contrast to the original anthologies I’ve been looking at, Future Crimes is a collection of reprints, bringing together eight stories of, well, crime in the future. I’m sure some of the selections will be familiar to any fan of … Continue reading
There are days when I’m frankly amazed at the continuing ability of writers to wring new and interesting material from the oft-mined theme of “fairy tales.” After all, we’ve been telling and retelling them for centuries, updating the settings to … Continue reading
I so wish I’d come up with the “Fantastic” line of anthologies. It’s like a franchise in some ways, especially considering the vast array of collections we’ve seen over the years. Conqueror Fantastic actually hearkens back to the ones Mike … Continue reading
Everything I’ve done for Realms of Fantasy, which the exception of the most recent issue, has been uploaded. Go back and thrill to over 150 reviews covering SF and fantasy YA from 2006-2009. Look up your favorites, including Percy Jackson, … Continue reading
Mia never should have tried to cast that love spell. But she couldn’t let her nemesis, Samantha, steal her prom date. All’s fair in love and war, right? Except one botched spell later, the entire school loves Mia … loves … Continue reading
Percy Jackson, demi-god son of Poseidon, meets his destiny in the epic conclusion to this series. As the ancient monster Typhon marches across America with only the gods of Olympus to slow him down, the infamous Titan Kronos launches an … Continue reading
Following the death of her parents, Lucinda went to live with her aunt and uncle, working in their jewelry shop for little thanks and no pay, at the mercy of her aunt’s cruel moods. That changes when the mysterious Amaranth … Continue reading
