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Oct. 17th, 2011 03:43 pmI had been meaning to read Nisi Shawl's Filter House for ages, but did not actually get around to it until I came to the realization that it looked like I was actually going to be in an anthology with her and this was a sign that IT WAS TIME if anything was!
And man, I am now really glad for two reasons that she's appearing in Steam-Powered II, because it was an awesome kick in the pants to read these startling, gorgeous stories. I kept turning pages and thinking 'all right, this one is my favorite,' and then I'd turn a page and like the next one just as well, and then I would think 'WELL SO MUCH FOR THAT PLAN.' (But for the record, my actual favorites were "Wallamelon," "The Raineses'," "The Water Museum," and "The Beads of Ku.")
( Brief reviews by story )
In other Steam-Powered news: hey, I have an interview up at Jaymee Goh's excellent steampunk blog Silver Goggles about it! Jaymee - who also has a great story in the collection - is putting up an interview every other day, and they are ALL GREAT. Or, for the condensed version, go over to Tor.com to read the roundtable discussion.
(I think Nicole Kohrner-Stace wins the Best Summary award. MIDWIFE VS. PINKERTONS. I would read that story! - oh wait I already did and it was awesome. :D BUT SO WAS EVERYTHING ELSE.)
And man, I am now really glad for two reasons that she's appearing in Steam-Powered II, because it was an awesome kick in the pants to read these startling, gorgeous stories. I kept turning pages and thinking 'all right, this one is my favorite,' and then I'd turn a page and like the next one just as well, and then I would think 'WELL SO MUCH FOR THAT PLAN.' (But for the record, my actual favorites were "Wallamelon," "The Raineses'," "The Water Museum," and "The Beads of Ku.")
( Brief reviews by story )
In other Steam-Powered news: hey, I have an interview up at Jaymee Goh's excellent steampunk blog Silver Goggles about it! Jaymee - who also has a great story in the collection - is putting up an interview every other day, and they are ALL GREAT. Or, for the condensed version, go over to Tor.com to read the roundtable discussion.
(I think Nicole Kohrner-Stace wins the Best Summary award. MIDWIFE VS. PINKERTONS. I would read that story! - oh wait I already did and it was awesome. :D BUT SO WAS EVERYTHING ELSE.)
