Review: Some Pretty Awesome Stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2011
I'm being stingy with the stars here because there are several stories that...well, they made me think.  And I'm all about fun and zany adventures that are a thrilling ride.  Don't get me wrong.  Several of the stories, probably half of them, are of the fun, thrilling type.  The others range from thought-provoking to downright hit-me-in-the-gut consequences. This is science fiction at its best.  It's about the future while being about now. It's about dreams that are bigger than life.  It's about reaching for those dreams--so close you can touch it--so close you can't call it failure, but, as many dreams do, it might just fall short of the pinnacle.  If you like Orson Scott Card's work--it's like Card but with more heart.The characters are drawn fully and realistically. It was easy to care about them and what happened to them.  These stories will break your heart, make your day, give you something to think about--and best of all, they will entertain.My favorites were Backlash, Pastry Run, Dead Men Don't Cry, and A New Kind of Sunrise.  My least favorite was probably Blue Ink because I cared and I could oh, so relate. Dang thing will probably haunt me too.Even if you don't normally like science fiction, or if you've never tried it, there is something for everyone in this anthology.