Alexander B. PotterCritiques

The scattering of really excellent stories were enough that they make the book a keeper, but not enough to boost it to 4 stars. Nice cover, though, especially considering it's Jody Nye - but I need the fellow on the right explained to me...½

A collection of SF short stories with dogs. The introduction says that cats have their claws firmly in fantasy but there aren't many stories about dogs. Reading that made me think of the fantasy books I've read that do have dogs - Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones, A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, Deerskin and Spindle's End and various other books by Robin McKinley.

I enjoyed many of these stories, especially the one about the color-changing puppies.

This is just a little story (only 16 pages) about how Miri Robertson became a mercenary. It is a fill in story and a very pleasant opportunity to meet her as a child, meet her parents and see her first interactions with Liz Lizardi. Was it worth the price of the entire anthology for 16 pages? I'm not sure, but I'm glad I read the story and feel I know a little more of why Miri ticks the way she does.½