Monday, December 12, 2016

Crises and Conflicts, edited by Ian Whates

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(Military SF) A companion to the anthology "Now We Are Ten," this volume is dedicated to military SF and space opera. (71,114 words; Time: 3h:57m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

"Crises and Conflicts," edited by Ian Whates, published on by .

Doesn't Pass Muster

Out of 14 stories in this anthology, we recommended zero (average would be 2.5) and we recommended against six (average would be 4.5). This makes it far below the average quality for magazines and anthologies we reviewed in 2016. Basic writing problems and issues with believability were the commonest problems. 

The eight three-star stories had solid writing but generally weak plots and/or weak characters. Those who really love military SF and really enjoy the battle scenes but aren't are concerned about plot or characters might still enjoy those stories.


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