I’m
finally getting my first book review out in a long time. Took me a while, but
it is finally happening. Anyways I finished Lightspeed:
Women Destroy Science Fiction a little while ago and it was amazing. It is
edited by Christie Yant who is guest editing for this special collector’s issue
of Lightspeed Magazine, which is big
yet manageable. It is filled with tons of great stories from women science
fiction writers. Who are all extremely talented. The stories range from just
futuristic to alien life forms to what ifs. It is all amazing to read. The
interviews are also terrific and insightful as well.
The
editors under Yant took their responsibilities extremely seriously making sure
to bring only the best of the best to this. They really show cased women’s
talent in the science fiction genre in this edition of Lightspeed Magazine. I was constantly picking it up at every
opportunity I got. It was what most would call a real page turner. I was
constantly enthralled with every story I read and every interview I read as
well. The stories had a great variation on theme as well as great variation on
characters. And the characters were well developed as well.
The
interviews were thorough and right to the point. They showed off a lot of the
behind the scenes to the stories as well. As well as letting readers know what
to expect from the women if you liked what you read, which I would think the
average reader did. Plus, they gave a little humor here and there where they
could, which was nice to see. Too much seriousness can be a detraction from any
interview. A bit of humor is always a good thing in interviews since it
lightens the mood in my opinion.
This
special collector’s issue of Lightspeed
Magazine proves that women are just as fit to write Science Fiction as men
are. Plus, they add a real sense of feeling that some men miss at times. It
also shows some of the other aspects of Science Fiction that most people don’t
get to see as well, which is a great thing. Plus, you get a variety of
characters to get to know. So taking all of those factors into account I am
going to give this 4.5 stars out of 5.
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follow by email. As for me I’m going to get some dinner and work on some school
work. *Tips his hat and walks out the door heading towards the kitchen. *
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