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Dealers in light and darkness

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First, I must declare a bias. I've known Cherry my entire life and she has sent me a copy of all of her books.

Cherry is best known for her fantasy works, particularly the excellent "Rulers of Hylor" trilogy ('A Princess of The Chamelyn', 'Yorath The Wolf' and 'The Summer's King') that I consider her best work (but currently out of print.) One of the reasons I enjoy this short story collection is that it showcases both her literate and exceptionally readable style and her ability to write across the entire spectrum from fantasy to hard science fiction.

All the stories are readable with several standouts. A book I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys Sci Fi/Fantasy.

I first read one of her stories in Dozois 14th annual year's best sf. As good as the stuff selling well. A little more fantasyish than I like though. I hear she's better in short form so if you like her novels you might like this collection even more. She struck me as being kind-of like McHugh with a dash of Cordwainer Smith (Although no-one can write in Cordwainer's unique style) & a New Zealander/German flavor. Since she started in NZ & now lives in Germany it fits. Also ,despite the title, I don't remember her being as dark as McHugh. For her sake it is unfortunate that people don't read shorts much anymore. As with everything, you should make your own judgements about this collection.