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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful short fiction
I've been consistently amazed by Michael Swanwick's novels ever since I read Vacuum Flowers about 7 or 8 years ago. I was pleased to see that Gravity's Angels had been re-released, and so I bought a copy. I was assuming that his short fiction is on par with his novels. It is. O boy, is it ever. I'd read one of the stories here before - Mummer's Kiss is a part of...
Published on May 14, 2001 by P. Johanneson
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Early Swanwick is Weak but Promising
These stories were all written in the Eighties, and the writing is quite involving, but there is a distinct lack of theme or intent in each tale. Only the last one, The Edge of the World, is ingenious and poignant and leaves a lasting impression. Swanwick's later works are much better. I suggest Tales of Old Earth, a masterful collection.
Published on July 1, 2003 by Jack M. Walter
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful short fiction,
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This review is from: Gravity's Angels (Paperback)
I've been consistently amazed by Michael Swanwick's novels ever since I read Vacuum Flowers about 7 or 8 years ago. I was pleased to see that Gravity's Angels had been re-released, and so I bought a copy. I was assuming that his short fiction is on par with his novels.It is. O boy, is it ever. I'd read one of the stories here before - Mummer's Kiss is a part of the novel In the Drift - but it didn't matter, it's worth re-reading. One short story seems to serve as a proving ground for the society depicted in Vacuum Flowers; another is an interesting take on the Arthur myth/legend. One's about a healer trapped in a church and one's about a man who may or may not be holding reality together. Not a single one of these stories is anything less than amazing. If you've read Swanwick, and enjoyed his work, then buy this book. If you've never read Swanwick (and it seems a lot of you haven't, which is too bad; he's a phenomenal writer, easily one of the five best working in SF today), there's not a better place to start.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Early Swanwick is Weak but Promising,
By Jack M. Walter "Jack M. Walter" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gravity's Angels (Paperback)
These stories were all written in the Eighties, and the writing is quite involving, but there is a distinct lack of theme or intent in each tale. Only the last one, The Edge of the World, is ingenious and poignant and leaves a lasting impression. Swanwick's later works are much better. I suggest Tales of Old Earth, a masterful collection.
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Gravity's Angels by Michael Swanwick (Paperback - March 30, 2001)
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