Forbidden Planets

This is high quality for an original anthology at 3.58. As the title suggests, a lot of stories of the space and other worlds variety, which is definitely my thing.

Forbidden Planets : Passion Ploy - Matthew Hughes
Forbidden Planets : Lehr Rex - Jay Lake
Forbidden Planets : Dust - Paul J. McAuley
Forbidden Planets : Tiger Burning - Alastair Reynolds
Forbidden Planets : The Singularity Needs Women! - Paul Di Filippo
Forbidden Planets : Dreamers' Lake - Stephen Baxter
Forbidden Planets : Eventide - Chris Roberson
Forbidden Planets : What We Still Talk About - Scott Edelman
Forbidden Planets : Kyle Meets the River - Ian McDonald
Forbidden Planets : Forebearing Planet - Michael Moorcock
Forbidden Planets : This Thing of Darkness I Acknowledge Mine - Alex Irvine
Forbidden Planets : MeTopia - novelette by Adam Roberts

Huge returns, or huge bits of your person, one or the other.

3.5 out of 5

Broken Spear machine mind Ray Gun.

3.5 out of 5

Nano symbiosis.

3 out of 5

Brane circle future message creator inspiration warning investigation.

4.5 out of 5

Sludge-bucket illusion doctrine.

4 out of 5

Dropping the early life hammer.

3.5 out of 5

Ancient space-time engine iteration.

4 out of 5

Earth project hurt.

3 out of 5

Soccer divisions, compounded virtually.

3.5 out of 5

Pidgeon Pushof.

3 out of 5

Getting what you want on a planet can be bad.

3.5 out of 5

Neanderthal uplift planetary exclusion.

4 out of 5

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ZB5

Of variable quality, or at least interest. Most of the stories are forgettable. Two or three are primarily psychological, which I hate and so have no idea if they're "good" as such things go. One or two others are parodies/comedies. (2/2009)

Huh. What a difference three years make. I thought the stories to be stronger than I seem to have thought the first time I read it. The book seemed vaguely familiar but I only knew I'd read one story before. Rather than being bothered by the psychological stories, I simply thought one of them was dull. I was more pleased that I recognized the many Shakespearean allusions in four of the stories or so. I guess now I know why. ( )

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