Status Updates From The Roger Zelazny Collectio...

Lovely, tight exemplars of Zelanzy's style. Rich beautiful metaphor even in his earliest works. Fascinating notes and footnotes between the stories.

Mr. Fuller's Revolt - 4/5, but if I had read this when it was published, probably 5/5. A little trite at this point and kinda chick tract-y (not to mention protestant as hell) but compelling nontheless

The Stainless Steel Leech - 4/5. Punchy, interesting concept, explored well, but somehow underdeveloped. You can definitely see Zelazny's love for classic robots in this, and the beginnings of "robots shall inherit the earth"

A Thing of Terrible Beauty - this is the kind of short story I really struggle to judge. There's nothing bad about it; it's well constructed and there's an interesting connection between the host and the being, but I don't particularly care, either. Ugh. Whatever!

A Rose for Ecclesiastes - 2/5. Boo! Not poorly written, but utterly unengaging, and does nothing interesting. Here is the story of a brilliant man who sucks and is good at everything, for whom the narrative ultimately plays out well. I think he should be boiled in oil.

"And I came to the land where the sun is a tarnished penny, where the wind is a whip, where two moons play at hotrod games, and a hell of sand gives you the incendiary itches whenever you look at it."

Horseman! - delicious piece of short fiction! Great sting at the end :) 5/5