A perfectly cromulent anthology of new (at the time of publication) commissioned work that has some good variety. Good showings from Shaw and Pangborn are weighted down by a bafflingly bad story from Ellsion and questionable stories from writers I'm unfamiliar with. I wish the stories from Russ and Lafferty were better, as I know they are capable from more.
Whats unfortunate is that there's no real standout here. The Shaw and Pangborn come the closest to being something memorable, but sadly I think that the entire anthology will slip out of my mind before I know it. It was pleasant to read during the moment in my life where I'm having trouble focusing on longer works, but it's nothing more than filler.
As always it's really hard to rate these anthologies, and I struggle to have any strong opinions on a bunch of stories that were nice to read in the moment but ultimately don't amount to much.
BigEnk
