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Perhaps no living author of imaginative fiction has earned the awards, accolades, respect, and literary reputation of Gene Wolfe. His prose has been called subtle and brilliant, inspiring not just lovers of fantasy and science fiction, but readers of every stripe, transcending genre and defying preconceptions. In this volume, a select group of Wolfe's fellow authors pay tribute to the award-winning creator of The Book of the New Sun,The Fifth Head of Cerberus,Soldier of the Mist, The Wizard Knight and many others, with entirely new stories written specifically to honor the writer hailed byThe Washington Post as "one of America's finest." Shadows of the New Sunfeatures contributions by Neil Gaiman, David Brin, David Drake, Nancy Kress, and many others, plus two new short stories by Gene Wolfe himself.… (more)
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The stories in this volume, including two by Wolfe himself, are a mixed bag - as one would expect. A few too many never go anywhere much, but there are a few that are worthy additions to Wolfe's worlds. I'd encourage those new to Gene Wolfe's work to go straight to the source, and give existing gene Wolfe fans cautious encouragement to check this out.
Read the rest of this review at The Lost Entwife on September 28, 2013.
+ means hit, - means miss:
+ Frostfree by Gene Wolfe
Helpful futuristic refrigerator.
- A Lunar Labyrinth by Neil Gaiman
Late-night cat and
+ The Island of the Death Doctor by Joe Haldeman
Imaginary who-is-who.
+ A Touch of Rosemary by Timothy Zahn
From an old wizard to the young.
- Ashes by Steven Savile
Euro tour to say goodbye on own time.
- Bedding by David Drake
Soldier's cycle.
+ ... And Other Stories by Nancy Kress
Losing one self in a story is hard work.
+ The Island of Time by Jack Dann
Sometimes Barsoom is the only escape.
+ The She-Wolf's Hidden Grin by Michael Swanwick
The female side of St. Croix.
+ Snowchild by Michael A. Stackpole
Sword & sorcery and capes.
- Tourist Trap by Barry N. Malzberg & Mike Resnick
Chess in a hot prison cell.
+ Epistoleros by Aaron Allston
A page-binding epistolary in the Old West.
- Rhubarb and Beets by Todd McCaffrey
Herb fueled escape from elf-land.
- Tunes from Limbo, But I Digress by Judi Rohrig
Self-awareness mediated by suspended animation dreams.
+ In the Shadow of the Gate by William C. Dietz
Severian's goes from Shadow to Claw.
- Soldier of Mercy by Marc Aramini
Old mind escapes to Old Rome.
+ The Dreams of the Sea by Jody Lynn Nye
Witch dives into new Ushas.
+ The Log by David Brin
Cold, dark exile for the Russian spirit.
+ The Sea of Memory by Gene Wolfe
Sidelong perspective on time.