I am not crazy about this particular collection of Heiresses of Russ, but there are two stories I did find to be of particular interest and to be really, really, really good (spectacular, actually!!) still making the buy completely unregrettable: "Love in the Time of the Markov Processes" by Megan Arkenberg and "The Tip of the Tongue" by Felicia Davin.

For both stories, I feel like using "wow" is way too inadequate. The great thing about anthologies is that there is almost always something for everyone and if you are lucky enough you will find that one beautiful story that makes the entire collection worth it all.

This sentence from "Love in the Time of the Markov Processes" reminds me of why I like speculative fiction so, so, so much: "The universes are infinite, but that does not mean that all imaginable worlds exist. There are no two-sided squares. But perhaps somewhere she loves me, or someone like her loves someone like me." ( )