Reviews — Science Fiction Short Story Reviews

Short SF is the website where I review every Science Fiction Short Story anthology and collection that I read.

Austin Beeman

The Last Dangerous Visions. edited by Harlan Ellison. With J. Michael Straczynski. 2024

Dec 30

Dec 30 The Last Dangerous Visions. edited by Harlan Ellison. With J. Michael Straczynski. 2024

Rated C - 70-79%

This is absolutely not what it says on the cover. This is not the unearthed “lost third anthology” of Harlan Ellison’s iconic Dangerous Visions series. To understand what J. Michael Straczynski - creator of Babylon Five - has made for us is going to be far more complicated. And a lot more messy.

Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact. November 1978

Dec 26

Dec 26 Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact. November 1978

Rated B - 80-89%

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024. edited by Hugh Howey and John Joseph Adams

Dec 13

Dec 13 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024. edited by Hugh Howey and John Joseph Adams

Rated B - 80-89%

New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention. edited by Chris Campbell. 2024

Oct 22

Oct 22 New Year, New You: A Speculative Anthology of Reinvention. edited by Chris Campbell. 2024

Rated B - 80-89%

Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions. by Nalo Hopkinson. 2024

Oct 7

Oct 7 Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions. by Nalo Hopkinson. 2024

Rated B - 80-89%

Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection. by Isaac Asimov. 1995

Oct 4

Oct 4 Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection. by Isaac Asimov. 1995

Rated D - 60-69%

The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. 2001

Jul 30

Jul 30 The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. 2001

Rated B - 80-89%

The Wolfe at the Door. by Gene Wolfe. 2023

Jul 22

Jul 22 The Wolfe at the Door. by Gene Wolfe. 2023

Rated A - 90-100%

Kurdistan + 100: Stories from a Future Republic. edited by Orsola Casagrande and Mustafa Gündoğdu. 2023

Jul 21

Jul 21 Kurdistan + 100: Stories from a Future Republic. edited by Orsola Casagrande and Mustafa Gündoğdu. 2023

Rated B - 80-89%

The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection. edited by Gardner Dozois. 1984

Jul 19

Jul 19 The Year's Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection. edited by Gardner Dozois. 1984

Rated B - 80-89%

Jul 17

Jul 17 Dangerous Visions. edited by Harlan Ellison. 1967

Rated B - 80-89%

Reviewing the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novella

Jun 18

Jun 18 Reviewing the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novella

Rated B - 80-89%

Reviewing the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Short Story

May 10

May 10 Reviewing the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Short Story

Rated B - 80-89%

Reviewing the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novelettes

May 9

May 9 Reviewing the 2024 Hugo Award Finalists: Best Novelettes

Rated A - 90-100%

New Adventures in Space Opera. edited by Jonathan Strahan. 2024

Apr 30

Apr 30 New Adventures in Space Opera. edited by Jonathan Strahan. 2024

Rated B - 80-89%

Calvaria Fell: Stories. by Cat Sparks and Kaaron Warren. 2024

Apr 4

Apr 4 Calvaria Fell: Stories. by Cat Sparks and Kaaron Warren. 2024

Rated B - 80-89%

Reviewing the 38th Annual Readers' Award Finalists from Asimov's Science Fiction. 2024. Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories.

Mar 6

Mar 6 Reviewing the 38th Annual Readers' Award Finalists from Asimov's Science Fiction. 2024. Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories.

Rated B - 80-89%

Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition. 2023

Feb 26

Feb 26 Some of the Best from Tor.com: 15th Anniversary Edition. 2023

Rated C - 70-79%

Fast Forward Japan: Stories from the Founder of Japanese Science Fiction. by Juza Unno. 2021.

Feb 8

Feb 8 Fast Forward Japan: Stories from the Founder of Japanese Science Fiction. by Juza Unno. 2021.

Rated C - 70-79%

The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century. edited by Martin H Greenberg. 1998

Feb 7

Feb 7 The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century. edited by Martin H Greenberg. 1998

Rated A - 90-100%