Mortification Scale: 4 Tomato Faces
- 1 TF for scifi/fantasy
- 2nd for anthology
- 3rd for sucking
- 4th for embarrassing cover
- A couple of good stories
- Short - doesn't waste much of your time
The premise is that the time is 3000 AD. What is up with humankind? These 13 takes on the future range from the tedious to the revolting to the very good. I wouldn't give any an excellent rating, and in all now regret the loss of my life that was devoted to reading this anthology. The best of the lot were Landscapes by Kevin J. Anderson; Bitter Quest by Jim Fiscus; In His Own Image by Mickey Zucker Reichert; and Geometry by Robert A. Metzger. A few were actively BAD, but most of the other stories were just blah. I used to love anthologies because they introduced me to new writers whose books I would then buy. Now, I'd rather just take a chance and get the book. I'm sure this won't be the last anthology that I read, but I'm already embarrassed for my future reading choices. :)
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