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Review copy provided by contributor and GR friend, Leo X. Robertson.The stories in this collection are sometimes mysterious, at other times humorous or frightening, and occasionally slightly confusing, but always exciting. What intrigues me here is that in spite of various characters, settings and narration styles, there are a number of themes which recur. One of the most interesting is alternate reality. In “The Anxiety Gene,” an office worker has (almost!) learned to take in her stride a conti...
While I received an ARC of this book, I have made an independent decision to post this review. This is a book of highly inventive and very diverse stories set in alternative realities. There should be something for everyone to read!
If this is the best British SF from 2019, I feel bad for them. There were a couple of gems, but it wasn't worth wading through the rest. Far too many were simply a series of events with no actual point or climax, and that's not a story. Even the ones that did have a peak were too often mild and uninteresting overall.NOT worth reading.
Collection of the best SF from the UK. Over all pretty good. YMMV, but I thought the lead story, "The Anxiety Gene," by Rhiannon Grist, was superb.
An excellent collection. Yes, best of, but you never know just how good they will be. These were uniformly astonishing. Funny, unexpected, touching... I got a free copy, but would gladly have paid for it.
Rhiannon Grist "The Anxiety Gene"First short story involves an "Anxiety Gene". Scientifically proven. Some people have this anxiety gene that connects them to parallel lives in parallel universes. The lead character can see the alt versions of herself die. Naturally, when she developed this ability she wasn't able to leave her bed for weeks. Now she has drugs. Quite interesting story.Rating: 4.4May 1 2021Chris Beckett "The Land of Grunts and SqueaksAn insect tells other insects, through their mi...
Why did they save the best for last? The stories in this book seemed to get better as I got to the middle. Perhaps, I was getting used to the short story or maybe, they had they indeed saved the best for last? This is the second Best of British Science Fiction that I’ve read with Best of British Science Fiction 2018 being my first. In my opinion, British writers are more subtle than their American counterparts. Several times in reading the Best of British Science Fiction 2019 anthology, I found
The best of British is an old-fashioned sort of concept now, especially in the days of coronavirus as the four nations of the not so United Kingdom deal with it in distinctive ways. I grew up British but we have separated over the years which saddens me so I’m glad to see the notion preserved in this anthology series featuring the best SF produced by British writers, be they resident here or somewhere else.After an introduction by editor Donna Scott, which ponders these strange pandemic days, we...
