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Federations (2009)

by John Joseph Adams(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0809573474 (ISBN13: 9780809573479)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Prime Books

review 1: A nice group of short stories that focus on the grandness of space and the beings who travel though it. While I wasn't a fan of every story here (what short story anthology has been released where a person enjoyed every single story), each story is unique and well written enough to make this an entertaining read for anyone who likes short stories that while modern, also feel like throwbacks to the golden age era of science fiction. There are some true standouts here as well, like Twilight of the Gods by John C. Wright, that alone warrant this collection enough of a buy. The beauty of short stories is that there's always more and you can skip over the one's you don't like and find the one's that you do.
review 2: You can never tell with most short story collecti... moreons - because they're so often made up of a number of different authors, they can be really uneven. I'm glad to say that's not the case with Federations. I honestly liked every story in here - okay, I skipped the one that was all horrible puns, but other than that, these are all really solid takes on the entrenched systems and overarching organizations found in so many tales in space. Catherynne Valente's "Golubash" was my personal favorite - definitely worth the cost of admission on its own. less

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