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StarShipSofa Stories: Volume 1

by Tony C. Smith (Editor)

Other authors: Skeet Scienski (Cover artist)

Series: StarShipSofa Stories (1)

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This first anthology of stories taken from the podcast is a bit of a mixed bag. It features some very good scifi stories and some interesting pulpier tales but also a few that didn't do much for me.
The design of the book is also worth mentioning. Its two-column layout, illustrations and pulp-era advertisements are spot on and perfectly set the tone.

Individual story ratings (out of 10) below:

London Bone - Michael Moorcock (6)
Into The Blank Where life Is Hurled - Ken Scholes (6)
Tideline - Elizabeth Bear (8)
Vinegar Peace or The Wrong-Way used-Adult orphanage - Michael Bishop (4)
In The olden Days - Spider Robinson (6)
Lester Young And The Jupiter's moons' Blues - Gord Sellar (8)
Little Girl Down The Way - Lawrence Santoro (7)
The Vampire Kiss - Gene Wolfe (6)
The Ant King: A California Fairy Tale - Benjamin Rosenbaum (6)
Godzilla's Twelve Step Program - Joe R. Lansdale (5)
The Sledge-maker's Daughter - Alastair Reynolds (7)
Jesus Christ, Reanimator - Ken Macleod (4)
The Second Coming of Jasmine Fitzgerald - Peter Watts (7)
Mars: A Travelers' Guide - Ruth Nestvold (3) - This one may work better as audio but too thin to keep my interest.
The Empire of Ice Cream - Jeffrey Ford (7) ( )
  igorken | Nov 15, 2012 |

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Gorgeous illustrated volume reminiscent of 1950's pulp paperbacks. Exceptional collection of big name authors and new voices in the field of science fiction.
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