Fellowship Fantastic

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Kerrie L. Hughes (Editor), Kerrie Hughes (Editor)

13 new stories about TESTING the bonds of fellowship on fantastical worlds

The bonds of friendship and fellowship are key to many fine fantasy and science fiction novels, most notably Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. Now top tale-spinners offer their own unique takes on fellowship in thirteen original stories, featuring a girl who finds her best friend through a portal to another world, an adventure on an alternate Earth where a not-quite Holmes and Watson take on a fascinating challenge, a group of urban mages playing the "True Game" for high stakes, a squire determined to help his master's ghost fulfill his final mission, and more. Together, these stories dramatically illustrate how fellowships can alter destiny and change worlds.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Anthologies, Science Fiction, Ebooks

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 2, 2008

About the author

Martin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.

For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.

Reviews

[Susan]

Almost Brothers • novelette by Paul Genesse
The Quest • novelette by Donald J. Bingle
Sweet Threads • shortstory by Jody Lynn Nye
♥"Trophy Wives" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman 8/19/2015
The Eye of Heaven • shortstory by Chris Pierson
Overcast • shortstory by Alan Dean Foster
Friends of the High Hills • shortstory by Brenda Cooper
Scars Enough • shortstory by Russell Davis
Concerning a Gambit of Fraternity • shortstory by Steven E. Schend
Revenge is a Dish Best Served with Beers • [Marysburgh County] • novelette by Fiona Patton
The Enigma of the Serbian Scientist • novelette by S. Andrew Swann
Cirque du Lumière • novelette by Bradley P. Beaulieu [as by Brad Beaulieu ]
Friendly Advice • novelette by Alexander Potter [as by Alexander B. Potter ]

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was in my ebook library and I didn't remember whether I had read it. It's a theme anthology with the theme of friendship and/or partnership. The first story didn't seem familiar but some of the later ones did. Only one was immediately memorable, "The Quest" by Donald J. Bingle about a group of computer gamers who decide to meet up in person. That one wasn't comfort reading but did make me say "Oh yes, I've read this before".

My favorite story was "Trophy Wives" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman because of its feminist overlay. Most of the others were enjoyable.

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was okay. Two stories, Almost Brothers and Eye of Heaven were really good but the rest were so so. Truth be told, I only read half of the book because I skimmed the rest of the stories but they just didn't seem to be what I was looking for at this time.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

My review is honestly only based on "Concerning a Gambit of Fraternity" by Steven Schend. The story was great fun and I've found myself re-reading it on multiple occasions.

[Ken · Rating 1 out of 5]

read just one story `the trophy wives` cant believe it won the nebula. it is so silly that i could not finish.