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5.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly good stories., May 23 2004
The book contains several stories. Rated in the Amazon system of stars (from one to five: "I hate it", "I don't like it", "It's ok", "I like it" and "I love it").A Study in Emerald, by Neil Gaiman: A clever Victorian era detective follows a criminal mind that matches his own. ****. Flowers from Alice, by Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross: Inviting his first love to his weeding brings several headaches to a man. **. The tale of the Golden Eagle, by David D. Levine: What was once the brain of a starship becomes a legend. **** Bernardo's house, by James Patrick Kelly: A very special house longes for his owner to return. **** Confusions of Uņi, by Ursula K. Le Guin: A visit to Uņi takes unexpected twists for a very cautious man. *** Jon, by George Saunders: A boy is torn between his home and his beloved. ** The Cookie Monster, by Vernor Vinge: A girl looking for a mail abuser finds discovers her world is not what it seems. ***** Legions in Time, by Michael Swanwick: Wishing to get even with her commanding employer, a woman places herself in an evolutionary war. ***** The Chop Line, Stephen Baxter: A young woman has to confront her older self on a battle for the future of mankind. **** Calling your name, Howard Waldrop: After an electrical shock, a man tries to understand a world that is not what he recalls. *** The Empire of Ice Cream, by Jeffrey Ford: A gifted boy finds a friend in bowl of ice cream. ***** Bumship, by Susan Mosser: A disgruntled employee gives an interview to an influential reporter. **** Only Partly Here, by Lucius Shepard: A worker at ground-zero tries to make sense of what the wreckage is about. **
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