One of the particularly good points of the book was the wildly varying perspectives and cultures: Hollywood, Disneyland, black and Latino LA, sure, but also the recent Russian immigrants, the Korean court interpreter (in a barely fictionalized version of the Latasha Harlins case), and the Chinese father looking to remarry (but haven't you used your father as material enough, Sandra Tsing Loh?).
LA Shorts, edited by Steven Gilbar
One of the particularly good points of the book was the wildly varying perspectives and cultures: Hollywood, Disneyland, black and Latino LA, sure, but also the recent Russian immigrants, the Korean court interpreter (in a barely fictionalized version of the Latasha Harlins case), and the Chinese father looking to remarry (but haven't you used your father as material enough, Sandra Tsing Loh?).
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Polyphemus, by Michael Shea
Polyphemus is a collection of horror-tending to sf, or sf tending to horror stories, with one Nifft the Lean tale thrown in. I wasn't a fan of the…
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The Raven Tower ; Forever Azathoth
The Raven Tower is another fine work by Ann Leckie. Her first fantasy novel is quite a departure from... from anything, really. At least half the…
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Saturn's Children, by Charlie Stross
An homage to Heinlein's Friday and Asimov's robots, Saturn's Children sets up an intriguing idea. What happens to the servants of humanity after…
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