This collection of short stories ranges from humans turned inhuman to fight alien invaders, to the plights oFind this and other Reviews at In Tori Lex
This collection of short stories ranges from humans turned inhuman to fight alien invaders, to the plights of clones attacked on a ship controlled by Artificial Intelligence. I loved the range of topics and issues covered as well as the expansion of the Cthulhu Mythos. The Cythulhu Mythos has a history of being sexist and racist. This collection of stories expands the mythos and embraces diverse genders, nationality's and sentience. Diversity should be celebrated in any version of our future because we know the results of it being vilified in our past. I was horrified but completely engaged with the monsters of the stars. The stories were horrifying but not all were gory, instead some cracked open topics we like to dismiss.
"It feels like a dare to the infinite and indifferent universe, whose snarled edges extend far beyond anything we've seen or known."
I was caught off guard at the ability of authors to unnerve and delight me in the same paragraph. These stories are worth reading because contemplating what could be should be a daily exercise. Character development was excellent throughout the planets and stars. I found myself looking up authors other works because I was that impressed by their stories. Some of the weirdness included immortal jarred heads, flesh made ships fighting a space virus, and thought invading planets. I would recommend this to sci-fi fans who appreciate an appropriate amount of gore and existential angst. This was a great collection and I only disliked one story, but that story may be loved by many readers.
I received a copy of this book from the editor in exchange for an honest review. ...more
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