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Absolutely Brilliant in Chrome, Vol. 1: Phobos Galaxy

6 reviews
Keith Olexa

Phobos Books, 2004

Great Selection
This collection covers everything from lush fantasy tales, to clean sci-fi. I enjoyed all the stories, but especially liked the two by Daniel Conover. His clean style, wit, and sense of irony shine through in both stories.

All The Rage This Year, Vol.3: The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology (Phobos Award)

1 review
Keith Olexa

Phobos Books, 2004

Good, Not as Strong as "Brilliant in Chrome"
This is the third collection of short science-fiction stories from Phobos, and they have a good eye for emerging talent, but this collection underscores the need for more writers producing more good ideas. They essentially admit as much in the afterword. The stories in this collection are mostly strong, but none of them really light up the place like some in the earlier collection, ...