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They lurk under bridges. They dash through the sky. They are winged and horned and fanged and hoofed, sun-silver and broody dark. They number as many as dreams, and they still live! ... In myth and story, and in this magical book ...
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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April 8, 2016
A very polarizing collection of sci-fi and fantasy short fiction-- polarizing in that the stories that were good were really good and the stories that were bad were really bad. There was very little middle ground. Still, the anthology is worth having for some of the standouts. (Average grade: 2.5 stars)
"The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" by Lucius Shepard: This was my first exposure to Lucius Shepard, and I'm sincerely saddened that I haven't read his work sooner. I am definitely going to check out the other Griaule stories. (5 stars)
"Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee: What begins as a fairly conventional fantasy story ends with a nice twist. (4 stars)
"The Rule of Names" by Ursula LeGuin: An early Earthsea short story that's strong enough to stand on its own and sets some of the underpinnings for the Earthsea universe. Incidentally, this completes my collection of the Earthsea short fiction by LeGuin, both canonical stories and non-canonical ones. (4 stars)
"The Black Horn" by Jack Dann: Let me give you a synopsis of this story so you don't have to read it yourself: Dirty old man starts seeing unicorn in Miami Beach, then rides it into the ocean and dies. This story was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and I have serious concerns about the editors' tastes in 1984. (1 star)
"Walk Like a Mountain" by Manly Wade Wellman: Composed as a kind of tall tale or homage to tall tales in his Minstrel John series, Wellman's story hasn't aged well, not the least of which because of the ridiculous gender roles depicted. (2 stars)
"Treaty in Tartessos" by Karen Anderson: Amateurish story at best with horrible dialogue and a "twist" ending. (1 star)
"The Woman Who Loved the Centaur Pholus" by Gene Wolfe: Biopunk? Urban fantasy? All I know is that this story is a mess. (1 star)
"The Sleep of Trees" by Jane Yolen: Let's address the fact that the protagonist has sex with a dryad girl described as "scarcely in her teens." But it's OK because she's not human? (1 star)
"The Hardwood Pile" by L. Sprague de Camp: Charming novelette about a battle of wills between a displaced dryad and a union-fearing lumber mill operator in the early part of the 20th Century. (3 stars)
"The Blind Minotaur" by Michael Swanwick: Less a short story than a collection of barely connected vignettes with horrible world building about a blind genetically engineered minotaur in a far-future world who masturbates and has sex with human women. Will certainly fulfill your WTF quotient of the day. Surprised that this was so terrible since Swanwick co-authored an excellent short story with William Gibson titled "Dogfight" in the Burning Chrome collection. (1 star)
"Landscape With Sphinxes" by Karen Anderson: Another slice of insignificance from Anderson. (2 stars)
"Simpson's Lesser Sphynx" by Esther M. Friesner: A laugh-out-loud funny short story about a WASP-y country club that acquires a sphynx as a mascot and the consequences of feeding it 9 Lives cat food. (I may be biased on this one since I'm a cat lover.) (4 stars)
"God's Hooks" by Howard Waldrop: While I didn't personally care much for Waldrop's historical fiction story about Izaak Walton's man-versus-nature contest against a sea serpent, I can appreciate the craft that went into writing it. A well-formed story from the original "new weird" writer. (3 stars)
"A Leg Full of Rubies" by Joan Aiken: A pleasant enough fable about a small-town doctor and his struggle to rid himself of a vengeful phoenix. (3 stars)
"The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson: This is apparently the story that introduced the world to Cappen Varra, a character who would go on to help populate the Thieves' World shared universe. An interesting and well-written story, though I'm afraid the "twist" didn't quite get there. Still, I would read more Cappen Varra stories. (3 stars)
"The Troll" by T.H. White: White's lush storytelling elevates his comedic-horror piece about a tourist who encounters a shape-shifting troll at his hotel. (3 stars)
"Return of the Griffins" by A.E. Sandeling: A fairly run-of-the-mill, man-sees-mythical-creatures-that-no-one-else-can-see story. Nothing special. (2 stars)
"The Last of His Breed" by Rob Chilson: A fascinating blend of two mythos -- the American cowboy and a creature from Greek legend -- creates a compelling story about a loner cowpoke and his taming of a pegasus. (3 stars)
"The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" by Lucius Shepard: This was my first exposure to Lucius Shepard, and I'm sincerely saddened that I haven't read his work sooner. I am definitely going to check out the other Griaule stories. (5 stars)
"Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee: What begins as a fairly conventional fantasy story ends with a nice twist. (4 stars)
"The Rule of Names" by Ursula LeGuin: An early Earthsea short story that's strong enough to stand on its own and sets some of the underpinnings for the Earthsea universe. Incidentally, this completes my collection of the Earthsea short fiction by LeGuin, both canonical stories and non-canonical ones. (4 stars)
"The Black Horn" by Jack Dann: Let me give you a synopsis of this story so you don't have to read it yourself: Dirty old man starts seeing unicorn in Miami Beach, then rides it into the ocean and dies. This story was published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and I have serious concerns about the editors' tastes in 1984. (1 star)
"Walk Like a Mountain" by Manly Wade Wellman: Composed as a kind of tall tale or homage to tall tales in his Minstrel John series, Wellman's story hasn't aged well, not the least of which because of the ridiculous gender roles depicted. (2 stars)
"Treaty in Tartessos" by Karen Anderson: Amateurish story at best with horrible dialogue and a "twist" ending. (1 star)
"The Woman Who Loved the Centaur Pholus" by Gene Wolfe: Biopunk? Urban fantasy? All I know is that this story is a mess. (1 star)
"The Sleep of Trees" by Jane Yolen: Let's address the fact that the protagonist has sex with a dryad girl described as "scarcely in her teens." But it's OK because she's not human? (1 star)
"The Hardwood Pile" by L. Sprague de Camp: Charming novelette about a battle of wills between a displaced dryad and a union-fearing lumber mill operator in the early part of the 20th Century. (3 stars)
"The Blind Minotaur" by Michael Swanwick: Less a short story than a collection of barely connected vignettes with horrible world building about a blind genetically engineered minotaur in a far-future world who masturbates and has sex with human women. Will certainly fulfill your WTF quotient of the day. Surprised that this was so terrible since Swanwick co-authored an excellent short story with William Gibson titled "Dogfight" in the Burning Chrome collection. (1 star)
"Landscape With Sphinxes" by Karen Anderson: Another slice of insignificance from Anderson. (2 stars)
"Simpson's Lesser Sphynx" by Esther M. Friesner: A laugh-out-loud funny short story about a WASP-y country club that acquires a sphynx as a mascot and the consequences of feeding it 9 Lives cat food. (I may be biased on this one since I'm a cat lover.) (4 stars)
"God's Hooks" by Howard Waldrop: While I didn't personally care much for Waldrop's historical fiction story about Izaak Walton's man-versus-nature contest against a sea serpent, I can appreciate the craft that went into writing it. A well-formed story from the original "new weird" writer. (3 stars)
"A Leg Full of Rubies" by Joan Aiken: A pleasant enough fable about a small-town doctor and his struggle to rid himself of a vengeful phoenix. (3 stars)
"The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson: This is apparently the story that introduced the world to Cappen Varra, a character who would go on to help populate the Thieves' World shared universe. An interesting and well-written story, though I'm afraid the "twist" didn't quite get there. Still, I would read more Cappen Varra stories. (3 stars)
"The Troll" by T.H. White: White's lush storytelling elevates his comedic-horror piece about a tourist who encounters a shape-shifting troll at his hotel. (3 stars)
"Return of the Griffins" by A.E. Sandeling: A fairly run-of-the-mill, man-sees-mythical-creatures-that-no-one-else-can-see story. Nothing special. (2 stars)
"The Last of His Breed" by Rob Chilson: A fascinating blend of two mythos -- the American cowboy and a creature from Greek legend -- creates a compelling story about a loner cowpoke and his taming of a pegasus. (3 stars)
June 22, 2012
A few short stories in here I felt were not the best representation of the mythical beast they were supposed to be about. One of them was slow enough that the book sat for a couple of weeks till I mustered up enough will power to finish that one story (it was God's Hooks by Howard Waldrop). Overall however a nice collection and for the most part I enjoyed it! I would say my top two favorites were The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule by Lucuis Shepard and The Blind Minotaur by Michael Swanwick.
October 13, 2025
One of the most disappointing in the early Exclamitory Series offerings. There were really only three good stories out of the lot. Including an all-too-human giant in a bestiary didn't seem right. Many of the stories suffered from trying too hard to be clever.
This is one of longest book in the Exclamitory Series that I've read (so far). It's cute to see in the original 1985 edition, the series is called Magic Tales. Each section has an introduction by Our Co-editors. The intro for the sea serpent section would be regurgitated for Seaserpents!
Selections:
* "Preface" by Our Co-editors. Standard intro for the first dozen or so books in the series. If you liked it, great. There's an intro for each frigging section, which includes recommended reading.
The Dragon
* "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" by Lucius Shepherd. This is a story so long that it has a fucking dedication. It's an incredibly depressing story about not only killing a dragon, but a whole ecosystem. There's even a female pariah dog tortured. Encumbered with fake quotes from books written about the dragonslayer. Awful ... and apparently part of several stories about this doomed dragon.
* "Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee. Another dragon slaying story, but done well. It has a grim humor, and a dragon based on old European art instead of the stereotypical dragon. Amazingly, there's a horse here who survives. Still, I couldn't help but root for the doomed dragon.
* "The Rule of Names" by Ursula K. LeGuin. This is a story set in the Archipelago world of A Wizard of Earthsea. But Ged does not appear. A very good complete story.
The Unicorn
* "The Black Horn" by Jack Dann. Our Co-editors used up all of their Unicorn material in their anthology Unicorns!, so what were they to do? Dann stepped up to the plate and wrote one. However, this is more of a character sketch of an old Jewish judge living in Florida than about unicorns. Here, the Unicorn is described as a "large Morgan", which seems a contradiction in terms. Perhaps it was a nod to Morgan the Unicorn in the popular Serendipity series for kids.
The Giant
* "Walk Like a Mountain" by Manley Wade Wellman. This story is part of the author's Silver John series, set in America. Our Protagonist has the annoying habit of singing every few pages. So-so story.
The Centaur
* "Treaty in Tartessos" by Karen Anderson. Written by Poul Anderson's wife, this is more like a long set-up to a joke rather than a short story. The Centaur portrayed here is truly monstrous.
* "The Woman Who Loved the Centaur Pholos" by Gene Wolfe. Despite the title, this isn't about the Centaur Pholos or the woman. It's a brief and unfinished demonstration of the Army killing products of genetic engineering. Really disappointing coming from Wolfe.
The Dryad
* "The Sleep of Trees" by Jane Yolen. An American actor meets an ancient Dryad. Predictable stuff by Yolen.
* "The Hardwood Pile" by L. Sprague de Camp. This author is vastly overrated. At about the halfway point in this tedious novella, I had to skim, since the section introduction gave away the twist.
The Minotaur
* "The Blind Minotaur" by Michael Swanwick. Interesting premise, which ultimately goes nowhere.
The Sphinx
* "Landscape with Sphinxes" by Karen Anderson. Her second offering in this collection. This very short story, with Sphynxes acting like lions, is also set up like a joke.
* "Simpson's Lesser Sphinx" by Esther M. Friesner. A club of rich Americans get a small Sphynx as a mascot. The story is way to similar to many others in the Exclamitory Series to be of much note.
The Sea Serpent
* "God's Hooks" by Howard Waldrop. Shit story set about 1666 in England with four fisherman and John Bunyan trying to hook a sea serpent. The serpent plays almost zero part. Lots of cruelty here. Waldrop is so pretentious, he gives this short story a friggin' dedication.
The Phoenix
* "A Leg Full of Rubies" by Joan Aiken. Yeah, you'd be vicious, too, if you were a wild bird shut up in a small cage for years and years.
The Troll
* "The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson. Finally! A decent fantasy story! A minstrel is booted over the side of a Viking longboat to get a firebrand, firewood ... and try to rescue a princess from a man-eating troll.
* "The Troll" by T. H. White. Very corny, pro-Catholic story about a troll in a hotel room, told by a "Mr. Marx." Karl, perhaps?
The Griffen
* "The Return of the Griffens" by A. E. Wandering. There is only a brief sentence given of this writer's bio, which suggests that this is a pen name. A United Nations diplomat finds a griffen in a hotel room. What is it with hotels and mythological creatures, anyway? Predictable ending.
The Pegasus
* "The Last of His Breed" by Rob Chilson. This is the best story in this anthology (which, granted, isn't saying much, but still). The last of the winged horses (remained in an intriguing way) meets the last true cowboy, set in an America where shorthorned beef cattle and aeroplanes were new.
This is one of longest book in the Exclamitory Series that I've read (so far). It's cute to see in the original 1985 edition, the series is called Magic Tales. Each section has an introduction by Our Co-editors. The intro for the sea serpent section would be regurgitated for Seaserpents!
Selections:
* "Preface" by Our Co-editors. Standard intro for the first dozen or so books in the series. If you liked it, great. There's an intro for each frigging section, which includes recommended reading.
The Dragon
* "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" by Lucius Shepherd. This is a story so long that it has a fucking dedication. It's an incredibly depressing story about not only killing a dragon, but a whole ecosystem. There's even a female pariah dog tortured. Encumbered with fake quotes from books written about the dragonslayer. Awful ... and apparently part of several stories about this doomed dragon.
* "Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee. Another dragon slaying story, but done well. It has a grim humor, and a dragon based on old European art instead of the stereotypical dragon. Amazingly, there's a horse here who survives. Still, I couldn't help but root for the doomed dragon.
* "The Rule of Names" by Ursula K. LeGuin. This is a story set in the Archipelago world of A Wizard of Earthsea. But Ged does not appear. A very good complete story.
The Unicorn
* "The Black Horn" by Jack Dann. Our Co-editors used up all of their Unicorn material in their anthology Unicorns!, so what were they to do? Dann stepped up to the plate and wrote one. However, this is more of a character sketch of an old Jewish judge living in Florida than about unicorns. Here, the Unicorn is described as a "large Morgan", which seems a contradiction in terms. Perhaps it was a nod to Morgan the Unicorn in the popular Serendipity series for kids.
The Giant
* "Walk Like a Mountain" by Manley Wade Wellman. This story is part of the author's Silver John series, set in America. Our Protagonist has the annoying habit of singing every few pages. So-so story.
The Centaur
* "Treaty in Tartessos" by Karen Anderson. Written by Poul Anderson's wife, this is more like a long set-up to a joke rather than a short story. The Centaur portrayed here is truly monstrous.
* "The Woman Who Loved the Centaur Pholos" by Gene Wolfe. Despite the title, this isn't about the Centaur Pholos or the woman. It's a brief and unfinished demonstration of the Army killing products of genetic engineering. Really disappointing coming from Wolfe.
The Dryad
* "The Sleep of Trees" by Jane Yolen. An American actor meets an ancient Dryad. Predictable stuff by Yolen.
* "The Hardwood Pile" by L. Sprague de Camp. This author is vastly overrated. At about the halfway point in this tedious novella, I had to skim, since the section introduction gave away the twist.
The Minotaur
* "The Blind Minotaur" by Michael Swanwick. Interesting premise, which ultimately goes nowhere.
The Sphinx
* "Landscape with Sphinxes" by Karen Anderson. Her second offering in this collection. This very short story, with Sphynxes acting like lions, is also set up like a joke.
* "Simpson's Lesser Sphinx" by Esther M. Friesner. A club of rich Americans get a small Sphynx as a mascot. The story is way to similar to many others in the Exclamitory Series to be of much note.
The Sea Serpent
* "God's Hooks" by Howard Waldrop. Shit story set about 1666 in England with four fisherman and John Bunyan trying to hook a sea serpent. The serpent plays almost zero part. Lots of cruelty here. Waldrop is so pretentious, he gives this short story a friggin' dedication.
The Phoenix
* "A Leg Full of Rubies" by Joan Aiken. Yeah, you'd be vicious, too, if you were a wild bird shut up in a small cage for years and years.
The Troll
* "The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson. Finally! A decent fantasy story! A minstrel is booted over the side of a Viking longboat to get a firebrand, firewood ... and try to rescue a princess from a man-eating troll.
* "The Troll" by T. H. White. Very corny, pro-Catholic story about a troll in a hotel room, told by a "Mr. Marx." Karl, perhaps?
The Griffen
* "The Return of the Griffens" by A. E. Wandering. There is only a brief sentence given of this writer's bio, which suggests that this is a pen name. A United Nations diplomat finds a griffen in a hotel room. What is it with hotels and mythological creatures, anyway? Predictable ending.
The Pegasus
* "The Last of His Breed" by Rob Chilson. This is the best story in this anthology (which, granted, isn't saying much, but still). The last of the winged horses (remained in an intriguing way) meets the last true cowboy, set in an America where shorthorned beef cattle and aeroplanes were new.
August 27, 2017
As other reviewers have said, this book is extremely mixed in terms of quality. I remember enjoying it when I was in high school, when some stories particularly struck me, but re-reading it almost 20 years later I feel quite differently about many of the stories.
Most are of only middling quality, very predictable twists or treat the subject without much reverence. It seems like most contemporary writers are trying to "put a twist on" ancient mythological creatures like sphinxes, unicorns and dragons, which just results in stories where these beings are reduced to cheery, relatable characters. If you really want to read about dragons and trolls that leave you trembling in your loafers, just go back to Tolkein. Otherwise, this compilation is little more than a trashy beach read.
Most are of only middling quality, very predictable twists or treat the subject without much reverence. It seems like most contemporary writers are trying to "put a twist on" ancient mythological creatures like sphinxes, unicorns and dragons, which just results in stories where these beings are reduced to cheery, relatable characters. If you really want to read about dragons and trolls that leave you trembling in your loafers, just go back to Tolkein. Otherwise, this compilation is little more than a trashy beach read.
December 2, 2022
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June 18, 2016
I read this many years ago. I find that fantasy and sci-fi both provide for some exceptional stories that are often ignored. This anthology is an excellent mix relating to mythical beasts, an essential element of most mythological tales. 7* overall
5* "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" by Lucius Shepard. Very sad that he passed away not too long ago. This Griaule tales are highly original and a trademark of his writing.
5* "Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee. Starts out as your standard dragon story but hand in there - this one certainly subverts conventions of the genre.
2.5* "The Rule of Names" by Ursula LeGuin: I love Le Guin's short stories but never was overawed by the Earthsea world. This didn't convince me either. Know that is against the grain but it is what it is. Worth a read but doesn't amaze.
2*"The Black Horn" by Jack Dann: more like an exercise in writing a coastal story with an awful ending - won't spoil the end but water and the protagonist don't gel. This was a strong case of an editor mistakenly including his own work to the detriment of the anthology.
2*"Walk Like a Mountain" by Manly Wade Wellman: More of a yarn than a story. Didn't suit its surrounding stories either
2*"Treaty in Tartessos" by Karen Anderson. Cliched story with a Dahl like twist at the end
3* "The Woman Who Loved the Centaur Pholus" by Gene Wolfe: Inventive and original as you'd expect by Wolfe. Not as enjoyable as some of his others but at least it challenges the standard type.
3*"The Sleep of Trees" by Jane Yolen: dryad and a young man. Like the fact that this takes straight from the classical mythical tropes. Yolen always tells a good story.
4*"The Hardwood Pile" by L. Sprague de Camp: Strong environmentalist story about a dryad and a lumbar worker. Hope that this story reemerges as it certainly suits issues of today regarding deforestation. Meaningful and entertaining.
4*"The Blind Minotaur" by Michael Swanwick: a manufactured sexed up minotaur. Brave and courageous - fans of Swanwick''s game changing novel, The Iron Dragon's Daughter, will love this. I always enjoy Swanwick's warped world.
3*"Landscape With Sphinxes" by Karen Anderson: The better of the two Anderson stories - why are two included here though? The other didn't deserve its place.
3*"Simpson's Lesser Sphynx" by Esther M. Friesner: Comical story about a mascot sphinx.
3*"God's Hooks" by Howard Waldrop: man taking on a sea-serpent. Enjoyable story from Waldrop
3.5*"A Leg Full of Rubies" by Joan Aiken: A town doctor courageously tries to get rid of a phoenix.
4*"The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson: A Cappen Varra story. Possibly biased as I loved Poul Anderson's Norse novels when I was younger.
4.5 *"The Troll" by T.H. White: a darkly comical fantasy about a man and a shape-sifting troll in a hotel. Excellent and memorable. Nice to see that TH White moved so easily into much darker realms than the Once and Future King that he is famed for.
3*"Return of the Griffins" by A.E. Sandeling: good story but a 'do-you-see-what-I-see tale. Aren't we long over them...
4*"The Last of His Breed" by Rob Chilson: a cowboy takes on Pegasus. Reminded me of Waldrop's story but felt this was the stronger of the two.
Worth a read if you're a lover of myth and beasts, along with short stories in general.
5* "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule" by Lucius Shepard. Very sad that he passed away not too long ago. This Griaule tales are highly original and a trademark of his writing.
5* "Draco, Draco" by Tanith Lee. Starts out as your standard dragon story but hand in there - this one certainly subverts conventions of the genre.
2.5* "The Rule of Names" by Ursula LeGuin: I love Le Guin's short stories but never was overawed by the Earthsea world. This didn't convince me either. Know that is against the grain but it is what it is. Worth a read but doesn't amaze.
2*"The Black Horn" by Jack Dann: more like an exercise in writing a coastal story with an awful ending - won't spoil the end but water and the protagonist don't gel. This was a strong case of an editor mistakenly including his own work to the detriment of the anthology.
2*"Walk Like a Mountain" by Manly Wade Wellman: More of a yarn than a story. Didn't suit its surrounding stories either
2*"Treaty in Tartessos" by Karen Anderson. Cliched story with a Dahl like twist at the end
3* "The Woman Who Loved the Centaur Pholus" by Gene Wolfe: Inventive and original as you'd expect by Wolfe. Not as enjoyable as some of his others but at least it challenges the standard type.
3*"The Sleep of Trees" by Jane Yolen: dryad and a young man. Like the fact that this takes straight from the classical mythical tropes. Yolen always tells a good story.
4*"The Hardwood Pile" by L. Sprague de Camp: Strong environmentalist story about a dryad and a lumbar worker. Hope that this story reemerges as it certainly suits issues of today regarding deforestation. Meaningful and entertaining.
4*"The Blind Minotaur" by Michael Swanwick: a manufactured sexed up minotaur. Brave and courageous - fans of Swanwick''s game changing novel, The Iron Dragon's Daughter, will love this. I always enjoy Swanwick's warped world.
3*"Landscape With Sphinxes" by Karen Anderson: The better of the two Anderson stories - why are two included here though? The other didn't deserve its place.
3*"Simpson's Lesser Sphynx" by Esther M. Friesner: Comical story about a mascot sphinx.
3*"God's Hooks" by Howard Waldrop: man taking on a sea-serpent. Enjoyable story from Waldrop
3.5*"A Leg Full of Rubies" by Joan Aiken: A town doctor courageously tries to get rid of a phoenix.
4*"The Valor of Cappen Varra" by Poul Anderson: A Cappen Varra story. Possibly biased as I loved Poul Anderson's Norse novels when I was younger.
4.5 *"The Troll" by T.H. White: a darkly comical fantasy about a man and a shape-sifting troll in a hotel. Excellent and memorable. Nice to see that TH White moved so easily into much darker realms than the Once and Future King that he is famed for.
3*"Return of the Griffins" by A.E. Sandeling: good story but a 'do-you-see-what-I-see tale. Aren't we long over them...
4*"The Last of His Breed" by Rob Chilson: a cowboy takes on Pegasus. Reminded me of Waldrop's story but felt this was the stronger of the two.
Worth a read if you're a lover of myth and beasts, along with short stories in general.
March 24, 2017
Not a fan. I'm surprised I didn't enjoy this as I have really liked some of the other collections by the same editors. This one was a huge miss. It actually will probably go into the books going to the used book store.
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