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Title: Clockwork Fairy Tales
Editors: Stephen L. Antczak and James C. Bassett
Genre: Steampunk anthology
Thigummies: 3.5
Synopsis: Classic fairytales with a steampunk twist
Thoughts: As with most anthologies, this one is a mixed bag. Mostly mediocre, nothing terrible, with one or two standouts.
"La Vales" (a retelling of "The Red Shoes") is elegantly chilling dystopia. "You Will Attend Until Beauty Awakens" ("Sleeping Beauty") is written with great flair, although I ended up wishing the story had been less about the prince and more about the evil fairy. "Fair Vasyl" ("Vasilia the Beautiful") had a lovely LGBT twist.
"The Kings of Mount Golden" ("The King of Golden Mountain"), on the other hand, was just kind of awkwardly written. And while I appreciated the plot of "The Steampiper, the Stovepiper, and the Pied Piper of New Hamlin, Texas", I was really kind of disturbed by the lechery. If the girl was young enough to be caught with the other children (her exact age is never specified), then ending up in bed with the hero is just...inappropriate.
Editors: Stephen L. Antczak and James C. Bassett
Genre: Steampunk anthology
Thigummies: 3.5
Synopsis: Classic fairytales with a steampunk twist
Thoughts: As with most anthologies, this one is a mixed bag. Mostly mediocre, nothing terrible, with one or two standouts.
"La Vales" (a retelling of "The Red Shoes") is elegantly chilling dystopia. "You Will Attend Until Beauty Awakens" ("Sleeping Beauty") is written with great flair, although I ended up wishing the story had been less about the prince and more about the evil fairy. "Fair Vasyl" ("Vasilia the Beautiful") had a lovely LGBT twist.
"The Kings of Mount Golden" ("The King of Golden Mountain"), on the other hand, was just kind of awkwardly written. And while I appreciated the plot of "The Steampiper, the Stovepiper, and the Pied Piper of New Hamlin, Texas", I was really kind of disturbed by the lechery. If the girl was young enough to be caught with the other children (her exact age is never specified), then ending up in bed with the hero is just...inappropriate.
