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Drift by Steven Brust - really enjoyed it, upwards of 4 stars. Does have that odd sensation of historical speculative fiction, where it references events in the characters' past that haven't actually happened in the past 30 years. Someone who knows more about drums could probably appreciate this story more. I'm starting to think that "Space Opera" was the wrong title for the anthology.
— Aug 21, 2026 07:25AM
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Bird in the Hand by Anne McCaffrey - interesting premise, but I think it would have been better were it a bit longer. Or something. I always want to add commas to McCaffrey's writing.
— 8 hours, 26 min ago
Kira Nerys
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Calling Them Home by Jody Lynn Nye - the contained space of the beacon worked well for the contained format of the short story. Really liked it.
— 8 hours, 48 min ago
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Saskia by Charles de Lint - one of the longer and also better stories of the collection. Mysterious, magical, everyday.
— 9 hours, 9 min ago
Kira Nerys
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Songchild by Robin Wayne Bailey - interestingly of its time. That is to say, a fantasy story of a well-meaning youth who finds something of power, aims to use it to do good, causes harm, and ultimately learns to rectify their mistake--that feels very '90s. I wasn't into it, but it was decent at being what it was.
— 13 hours, 27 min ago
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A Song of Strange Revenge, by Josepha Sherman - hooked from the first sentence but got a little lost near the end. Interesting stylistic choices with the language. The "why I wrote it" paragraph at the end confused me more than the story did. Nice job implying breadth in a short text.
— 19 hours, 4 min ago
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Our Father's Gold by Elisabeth Waters - I'm sorry but I thought the writing was lackluster from the get-go. There's something interesting in the premise, but I think Percy Jackson tackled a similar concept with significantly more success.
— Sep 18, 2026 10:09AM
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Thunderbird Road by Leslie Fish - quite liked it, 4 stars, interesting exploration of the conflict and cohesion of mystical and rational, also just a cool, kinda suspenseful, powerful story.
— Sep 16, 2026 10:13AM
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Scarborough Fair by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough - interesting choice to frame it in the author's first person--I'm not sure I loved it. Would have appreciated if she'd been able to print the song lyrics, to help me understand the riddle/references. (The details - I do know the song.)
— Sep 09, 2026 10:16AM
Kira Nerys
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Soulfedge Rock by Suzette Haden Elgin - 3 stars, interesting vignette about a family.
— Sep 08, 2026 09:52AM
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Ever After by Paula Lalish - odd piece of satire; I felt like I fell to hands and knees after all the times Lalish pulled the rug out from under me. Mostly a meh read. Yet another story that would have benefitted from a different title/cover/premise to the anthology.
— Sep 02, 2026 09:55AM