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Crying in the Rain by Tanith Lee
The Facts of Life by Christopher Evans
Small Heirlooms by M. John Harrison
The Emir's Clock by Ian Watson
The Price of Cabbages by Brian W. Aldiss
Fullwood's Web by Graham Charnock
Scarrowfell by Robert Holdstock
The Frozen Cardinal by Michael Moorcock
The Black Wedding; Murderers Walk; Hogfoot Right and Bird-hands by Garry Kilworth
Sanctity by R.M. Lamming
Moonlighter by David S. Garnett
In a Land of Sand and Ruin and Gold by David Langford
Piper's Wait by Keith Roberts
The Wound by Lisa Tuttle
237 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1987
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Christopher Evans
131 books14 followersChristopher D. Evans also writes as Christopher Carpenter, Nathan Elliott, Robert Knight and John Lyon.
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Christopher D. Evans was born in 1951 in Tredegar and educated at Cardiff University between 1969–1972, and Swansea University 1973–4. He now lives in South London, where he teaches science full-time at a secondary school. His first novel, Capella’s Golden Eyes, was published in 1980. With Robert Holdstock, he co-edited the Other Edens Series of original science fiction and fantasy anthologies which appeared in the late 1980s. Aztec Century (Gollancz, 1993) won the BSFA Award for Best Novel of 1993 and was runner-up for the Wales Book of the Year Award. Christopher also writes as Christopher Carpenter, Nathan Elliott, Robert Knight and John Lyon.
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Christopher D. Evans was born in 1951 in Tredegar and educated at Cardiff University between 1969–1972, and Swansea University 1973–4. He now lives in South London, where he teaches science full-time at a secondary school. His first novel, Capella’s Golden Eyes, was published in 1980. With Robert Holdstock, he co-edited the Other Edens Series of original science fiction and fantasy anthologies which appeared in the late 1980s. Aztec Century (Gollancz, 1993) won the BSFA Award for Best Novel of 1993 and was runner-up for the Wales Book of the Year Award. Christopher also writes as Christopher Carpenter, Nathan Elliott, Robert Knight and John Lyon.
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December 24, 2014
This was an interesting collection of genre short stories from Britain-based authors, and while I didn't enjoy all the stories, they provided a good range of styles and concepts.
Some had worlds I wanted to explore further, such as Sanctity (RM Lamming) and its Vetoed buildings. The best use of the form was probably Fullwood's Web (Graham Charnock), which had an interesting concept and a story that didn't feel truncated or underdeveloped. Many of the rest were indifferent, either because they were overly bizarre, or they didn't have engaging enough stories or characters. And a few I actively disliked, in particular The Facts of Life (Christopher Evans), which told a viscerally unpleasant story about a misogynistic society and didn't make any point strongly enough to mitigate it.
By far my favourite story was the final one. Lisa Tuttle's The Wound had a fascinating world, a strong central character, and an absorbing story. Tuttle was the one author who stood out enough to make me want to look up her other work.
It's quite a short collection, despite the number of stories, with many interesting ideas. Worth reading, perhaps, but no true masters of the short story.
Some had worlds I wanted to explore further, such as Sanctity (RM Lamming) and its Vetoed buildings. The best use of the form was probably Fullwood's Web (Graham Charnock), which had an interesting concept and a story that didn't feel truncated or underdeveloped. Many of the rest were indifferent, either because they were overly bizarre, or they didn't have engaging enough stories or characters. And a few I actively disliked, in particular The Facts of Life (Christopher Evans), which told a viscerally unpleasant story about a misogynistic society and didn't make any point strongly enough to mitigate it.
By far my favourite story was the final one. Lisa Tuttle's The Wound had a fascinating world, a strong central character, and an absorbing story. Tuttle was the one author who stood out enough to make me want to look up her other work.
It's quite a short collection, despite the number of stories, with many interesting ideas. Worth reading, perhaps, but no true masters of the short story.
January 9, 2012
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Original anthology of sf stories by writers based in Britain, published in 1987. My copy has lots of autographs. I had only read one of the stories before (the one by Dave Langford) and enjoyed all the others - thought the very first one, "Crying in the Rain" by Tanith Lee, was particularly memorable; couldn't really see that there were any sfnal elements in M. John Harrison's "Small Heirlooms".
Original anthology of sf stories by writers based in Britain, published in 1987. My copy has lots of autographs. I had only read one of the stories before (the one by Dave Langford) and enjoyed all the others - thought the very first one, "Crying in the Rain" by Tanith Lee, was particularly memorable; couldn't really see that there were any sfnal elements in M. John Harrison's "Small Heirlooms".
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