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Indlæser... The Apex Book of World SF 3af Lavie Tidhar (Redaktør)
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  MFenn | Apr 22, 2018 |    This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.With authors hailing from Thailand, Germany, Nigeria, Greece, Malaysia, France, India, Sweden and half a dozen other countries, these are voices that will be new to the American SF reader, and a welcome addition to my bookshelf. asbooks | Jan 11, 2016 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.The Apex collections have a surprisingly diverse group of work, not just from Europe and Scandinavia, but also, for example, sub-Saharan Africa. It has taken me a long time to finish this volume, because when I finish a story, I usually go back and read it a second or third time. I couldn't imagine curating a better collection of short SF, and I can't wait for the next volume to come out. Because of this volume, I actually recently subscribed to the Apex Magazine. Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher for purposes of review, with no stipulation on what sort of review would be written. mizami | Aug 31, 2015 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Two of the stories made the anthology particularly worthwhile for me. “Act of Faith” looks at the implications of AI and soul in an engaging story that made me think. “Dancing on the Red Planet” captured the essence of a first landing in a short number of entertaining pages. Overall, I think the anthology is a creative mix of fantasy stories with a bit of science fiction included. (  )1  GwenH | Aug 10, 2015 | Their contributions to this book are equally diverse. Sadly, there are no Pandas of Dread (RIP Eugie Foster), but there are dancing astronauts; zombies; and beautiful translations by Ken Liu, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Jim Young, and Tom Clegg. My favorite stories in this collection of sixteen include Xia Hia’s “A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” (100 ghosts and one living boy), Ika Koeck’s “Jungle Fever” (a zombie’s firsthand tale on becoming one), Amal El-Mohtar’s “To Follow the Waves” (be careful what you weave into your dreams), and Ange’s “Three Little Children” (a nice and creepy bedtime story). There are many more I like, as well, and the weaker stories are still decent, just not necessarily my cup of tea. There’s something for everyone in The Apex Book of World SF 3 (fabulously assembled by editor Lavie Tidhar) if you enjoy speculative fiction and want to experience stories not always easy to find or expected to be in the U.S. I was really pleased to see that this collection made NPR’s best book list for 2014. ( ) MFenn | Dec 21, 2014 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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In The Apex Book of World SF: Volume 3, editor Lavie Tidhar collects short stories by science fiction and fantasy authors from Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. "The Apex Book of SF series has proven to be an excellent way to sample the diversity of world SFF and to broaden our understanding of the genre's potentials." --Ken Liu, winner of the Hugo Award and author of The Grace of Kings These stories run the gamut from science fiction, to fantasy, to horror. Some are translations (from German, Chinese, French, Spanish, and Swedish), and some were written in English. The authors herein come from Asia and Europe, Africa and Latin America. Their stories are all wondrous and wonderful, and showcase the vitality and diversity that can be found in the field. They are a conversation, by voices that should be heart. And once again, editor Lavie Tidhar and Apex Publications are tremendously grateful for the opportunity to bring them to our readers. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Lavie Tidhar Courtship in the Country of Machine-Gods -- Benjanun Sriduangkaew (Thailand) A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight -- Xia Jia (China) Act of Faith -- Fadzilshah Johanabos (Malaysia) The Foreigner -- Uko Bendi Udo (Nigeria) The City of Silence -- Ma Boyong (China) Planetfall -- Athena Andreadis (Greece) Jungle Fever -- Iko Koeck (Malaysia) To Follow the Waves -- Amal El-Mohtar (Lebanon/Canada) Ahuizotl -- Nelly Geraldine Garc a-Rosas (Mexico) The Rare Earth -- Biram Mboob (Gambia) Spider's Nest -- Myra akan (Germany) Waiting with Mortals -- Crystal Koo (Philippines) Three Little Children -- Ange (France) Brita's Holiday Village -- Karin Tidbeck (Sweden) Regressions -- Swapna Kishore (India) Dancing on the Red Planet -- Berit Ellingsen (Korea/Norway) Cover art and design by Sarah Anne Langton. "This is a great collection which offers viewpoints from a galaxy that has become more diverse." -- San Francisco Book Review No library descriptions found. |
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Their contributions to this book are equally diverse. Sadly, there are no Pandas of Dread (RIP Eugie Foster), but there are dancing astronauts; zombies; and beautiful translations by Ken Liu, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Jim Young, and Tom Clegg.
My favorite stories in this collection of sixteen include Xia Hia’s “A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” (100 ghosts and one living boy), Ika Koeck’s “Jungle Fever” (a zombie’s firsthand tale on becoming one), Amal El-Mohtar’s “To Follow the Waves” (be careful what you weave into your dreams), and Ange’s “Three Little Children” (a nice and creepy bedtime story). There are many more I like, as well, and the weaker stories are still decent, just not necessarily my cup of tea.
There’s something for everyone in The Apex Book of World SF 3 (fabulously assembled by editor Lavie Tidhar) if you enjoy speculative fiction and want to experience stories not always easy to find or expected to be in the U.S. I was really pleased to see that this collection made NPR’s best book list for 2014. (