Slipstreams

by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), John Helfers (Editor), Michael M. Jones (Contributor)

Twenty of science fiction and fantasy's most talented authors take up a challenge: to wade into the waters of a new genre and create something utterly unique. The results of this literary adventure include stories about a mountain man's encounter with a very agressive demon in Yellowstone Park, a wood carver seeking to pick up the pieces of his life throughout the galaxy, and a vampire detective who specializes in bloodwork.

Genres: Anthologies, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy

307 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Martin Harry Greenberg was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. In addition, he was a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel.

For the 1950s anthologist and publisher of Gnome Press, see Martin Greenberg.

Reviews

[Susan]

Venting • shortstory by Alan Dean Foster
From Gehenna • shortstory by Isaac Szpindel
Biding Time • shortstory by Robert J. Sawyer
"Critical Analysis" by Tanya Huff reprinted in Blood Bank reread 3/1/2015

Menu for Life ... and Death • shortstory by Jane Lindskold
Wingmen • shortstory by Jean Rabe
Yankee Boy • shortstory by Alexander Potter [as by Alexander B. Potter ]
Marrow Wood • shortstory by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Claus of Death • shortstory by Michael M. Jones
Marked Men • shortstory by John Mierau
Psycho Physics • shortstory by Donald J. Bingle
Even in Death • shortstory by Marc Bilgrey
Homespun and Handmade • shortstory by Dave Smeds
Hot • shortstory by Sarah A. Hoyt
Nite 2 Remember • novelette by Pati Nagle
The Curse of the Pendragon • [Merlin's Descendants] • shortstory by Irene Radford
Ghost Mission • shortstory by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
Coin of the Realm • shortstory by Fiona Patton
The Silver Knife • shortstory by Michael A. Stackpole
The End of Spring • shortstory by Russell Davis

[Joshua Hair · Rating 5 out of 5]

There were some really excellent stories on display here. Others, not so much, but we won't focus on those. Some of the top tales are Biding Time by Robert Sawyer, Yankee Boy by Alexander Potter, Marrow Wood by Nina Hoffman...actually, now that I'm writing the names down, I realize that there were more stories here to love than to hate. I originally planned to give this anthology a four. After further consideration, I bumped it up to a five. I'd say there's enough originality here to be able to read through the collection all at once, which is exactly what I did. The more I think about it, the more I come to appreciate the talent represented here. There are multiple authors I plan to look into thanks to Slipstreams. I'm eagerly anticipating reading my next Greenberg collection-Horribly Twisted Tales.

[Ronn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm no purist. I like when things cross genres and styles, be it music [i.e. soul & bluegrass, or jazz & country], or cooking [kosher/creole, Cuban/Chinese], AND literature [such as the classic intrigue turned comedy, Robert Ludlum's The Road To Gandolfo].
This book of short stories is based on this genre-crossover premise. While it doesnt completely fail, nothing in it grabbed me and held on. After three lackluster stories, I was tempted to stop reading; In fact I did put it down to re-read another book that happened to catch my eye. But I trust the late Martin Greenburg as an editor, so I finished the book. And while things improved, there was still nothing compelling. What's done is done, and I dont need to keep this one handy to re-read.

[Donald J. Bingle]

Check out my story, "Psycho Physics."

[Claudiu]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/6570860

[Reenbean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories were so-so while others were exceptional so it's worth exploring this survey of slipstream fiction.