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A review by phantominblue
Rip-Off! by Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Jack Campbell, Lavie Tidhar, Gardner Dozois, Allen M. Steele, John Scalzi
4.0
I'm not a big reviewer, but I thought this one was a really interesting set of short stories. I truly enjoyed listening to each of these, and I'm not usually so enamored of every short story in an anthology -- usually one or two really don't do it for me, but this set was very good. Interesting concept, well done.
That being said, I had some clear favorites:
"The Big Whale" by Allen M. Steele (Yes, it starts with the first line of *Moby Dick*; the twist is great.)
"The Lady Astronaut of Mars" by Mary Robinette Kowal (Heavy references to *The Wizard of Oz*, but the author was trying to go for a Bradbury-esque feel, so kinda oldschool on the scifi, which I enjoyed.)
"Highland Reel" by Jack Campbell (No further description because, spoilers! But it was really good and more fantasy-esque.)
That being said, I had some clear favorites:
"The Big Whale" by Allen M. Steele (Yes, it starts with the first line of *Moby Dick*; the twist is great.)
"The Lady Astronaut of Mars" by Mary Robinette Kowal (Heavy references to *The Wizard of Oz*, but the author was trying to go for a Bradbury-esque feel, so kinda oldschool on the scifi, which I enjoyed.)
"Highland Reel" by Jack Campbell (No further description because, spoilers! But it was really good and more fantasy-esque.)