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This Is My Funniest 2: Leading Science Fiction Writers Present Their Funniest Stories Ever (This Is My Funniest series) (No. 2)

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Not Free SF Reader 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

An anthology of science fiction and fantasy humour, complete with infinite cover. Rather good, too, presuming the first is as good as this, it would also be worth reading. The editor says the first one of the publisher's best selling books, and not surprising either, given the quality.

Quite of it is very American of course, so won't translate as well for those less familiar with the joint than I am, perhaps. There's even a story that Sarah Hoyt says is not supposed to be funny, but apparently people think is.

The genesis of the Flint and Freer Rats and Bats books is also included.

A lot of stories here, so room for a wide range of work enough that some of it should make you life.

Resnick was right to make Pumilia and Wallace whack one of this in (if there are more?) as some of that was laugh out loud funny. He's also fairly dead on with his pirate queen name probabilities, too.

My Funniest 2 : The Robot Who Came to Dinner - RON GOULART
My Funniest 2 : Aliens Ate My Pickup - MERCEDES LACKEY
My Funniest 2 : Correspondence with a Breeder - JANIS IAN
My Funniest 2 : Fairy Tale - JACK DANN
My Funniest 2 : How to Write a Scientific Paper - GREGORY BENFORD
My Funniest 2 : Frog Kiss - KEVIN J. ANDERSON
My Funniest 2 : The Acid Test - KAY KENYON
My Funniest 2 : Airborne All the Way! - DAVID DRAKE
My Funniest 2 : We Three Kings - ALAN DEAN FOSTER
My Funniest 2 : Nord's Gambit - TOBIAS S. BUCKELL
My Funniest 2 : A Sword Called Rhonda - D. S. MOEN
My Funniest 2 : Rattler - GENE WOLFE AND BRIAN HOPKINS
My Funniest 2 : A Soldier's Complaint - ERIC FLINT
My Funniest 2 : He Loved Lucy - TERRY BISSON
My Funniest 2 : The Frog Prince - LINDA J. DUNN
My Funniest 2 : In Search of the Perfect 0rgasm - DEAN WESLEY SMITH
My Funniest 2 : Elvis Died for Your Sins - SARAH A. HOYT
My Funniest 2 : The Angst I Kid You Not of God - MICHAEL BISHOP
My Funniest 2 : Monster Radio - CHRIS ROBERSON
My Funniest 2 : Apecon - BARBARA DELAPLACE
My Funniest 2 : On the High Frontier - MICHAEL F. FLYNN
My Funniest 2 : The Day the Martels Got the Cable - PAT CADIGAN
My Funniest 2 : Request for Proposal - ANTHONY R. LEWIS
My Funniest 2 : Small in the Saddle - LOUISE MARLEY
My Funniest 2 : Ram Shift Phase 2 - GREG BEAR
My Funniest 2 : Invasion of the Jack Benny Snatchers - JOHN GREGORY BETANCOURT
My Funniest 2 : The Santa Claus Planet - FRANK M. ROBINSON
My Funniest 2 : Breeding Maze - LARRY NIVEN
My Funniest 2 : A Study in Scarlet Herrings - JOE PUMILIA AND BILL WALLACE
My Funniest 2 : Catastrophe Baker and the Cold Equations - MIKE RESNICK


Dodgy chain advertising.

3 out of 5


Okies not wasted or stupid.

3.5 out of 5


Writing with a lack of humanity, over time.

4 out of 5


Jewish schtickster marries sidhe

4 out of 5


Make stuff up.

3 out of 5


Croc snack hookup.

3 out of 5


Relationships as viewed by those involved, others and aliens. A bit tedious.

2.5 out of 5


Paragobbies don't quite drop like rocks.

4 out of 5


It was a monster mash
A real double skull smash

with a triple collar, and xmas leftover turkey sandwiches.

4 out of 5


Monkeying with spacetime can still get you detention.

3.5 out of 5


Skeg chicks are still that, whatever the shape.

3.5 out of 5


If it growls like a dog, maybe you can teach it new trucks.

4 out of 5


Rats, bats, and old jokes.

3.5 out of 5


Call centre cunning linguistic programming.

3.5 out of 5


Batrachian pashfests not as much fun as being a crossdressing illusionist.

3.5 out of 5


Daikaiju diddling a blast.

4 out of 5


New Age King sermon.

3 out of 5


Political decapitation alien retreat ztunner.

3.5 out of 5


Advocacy to scare them pooless.

4 out of 5


Tarzan, mounties, no cheap beer.

3 out of 5


Mosey along before I burn you down, got space critters to deal with.

2.5 out of 5


Remote control hubby.

3 out of 5


Urban nuclear redevelopment.

4 out of 5


Mini-cowboy faerie milking.

4 out of 5


Robot review parody.

3.5 out of 5


Mr. Ed, then daylight.

2.5 out of 5


You better bet your life.

4 out of 5


The Joker gets hunted.

3.5 out of 5


Psychic detectives accented, not italicised.

4 out of 5


Zenobia its going to be warm enough around here.

4 out of 5

Editorial Review:

This collection of 29 short stories from masters of science fiction—each tale chosen by the authors as the funniest they have ever written—presents wildly hilarious accounts accompanied by a preface that offers valuable insight into the authors and their selections. Contributors include David Drake, Gregory Benford, Janis Ian, Gene Wolf, Brian Hopkins, Kevin Anderson, and many more, with stories such as, “Tapestries,” “Rattler,” “The Robot Who Came to Dinner,” and “The Acid Test.”

Shapechanger's Song (Cheysuli)

Jennifer Roberson

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Rape is okay! 1 out of 5 stars.
20 of 26 people found this review helpful.

Or at least that's what I got from this novel. But only as long as you can change into a pretty animal. And have long flowing hair. Oh, and hard manly man muscles are a must.

The main character, Alix, in typical fantasy heroin fashion, discovers she is Super Special and is part of an Important Prophecy involving a Magical Race that is superior to humans in every way but Tragically Misunderstood yadda yadda rinse and repeat.

And you know what? That's alright. We have these clichés and archetypes because they work. They mean something. Just put a different spin on it and make it fresh and I'm fine.

Making an openly sexist novel that basically gives a big "okay" to rape and I'm not feeling too cool about it anymore.

So one day Alix is kidnapped by one of these fantastical shapeshifters, Finn, who immediately proceeds to try and rape her, but is thankfully stopped by his animal familiar (but don't be fooled and think these special animals are any better. You'll hear more about them later). Alix meets his older brother, Duncan, who explains that their race is being killed off so they have to rape innocent women. For the good of the whole, you see. And plus little bro is just impetuous and oh so headstrong. Just give him a chance!

Then some more stuff happens and Duncan tells Alix they're fated to get married. Then he forcibly kisses her against her will.

So of course she falls in love with him.

Then they do the deed in hopes that she'll get pregnant so his clan will have to let them get married. But horrors of horrors, when they get back Duncan finds out that an old flame is pregnant and it might be his! And whoops, a long time ago he promised the girl he'd marry her, so sorry Alix, even if you are pregnant I have to marry this other woman. You can still be my little woman I keep on the side though!

Alix says absolutely not, and wants nothing to do with anyone else in the clan, either. She also finds out she's not pregnant. So the clan decides she will by forcibly married to, you guessed it, Duncan's little brother Finn. Alix says no. Many times. But in this world "no" means "yes" and "I'd rather die" means "God yes take me now."

And all the while Duncan can stop it with a few words, but because Alix won't be his lover he tells her she has to be raped by his brother nightly so she'll be a good little baby factory.

But then there is a ray of hope! It turns out Duncan is not the father of the old flame's baby and he really can marry Alix! No need for raping after all! Hoorah! She takes him back and all is well! What a romantic story!

And then the magical animals tell us that a woman's only purpose in the whole wide world is to have children. What other use are we?

And that's when I finally stopped reading this utter garbage.

Editorial Review:

Long out of print, The Chronicles of Cheysuli is the fantasy epic that launched Jennifer Roberson's best-selling career. A sprawling saga of the exiles-and return-of a warrior race of shapechangers, the magical odyssey begins in these two novels, together for the first time in one volume.

Hannibal's Children

John Maddox Roberts

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Total reviews: 28 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Rapid-paced and entertaining action novel, bogged down by pointless descriptions and somewhat unfair conjectures 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I started this series by reading the sequel first, "The Seven Hills". That was possibly a mistake, as I was unimpressed overall with the "alternate history" he takes with it.

This one, I feel is much better by comparison, but still suffers some of the problems I had mentioned in my review of "The Seven Hills". For one, I had mentioned that even though the Romans were completely eliminated as a prime force for 115 years, not much appeared to have changed to the political landscape---the Seleucids and Ptolemaics still control what they controlled, Carthage has extended a bit, but hasn't even bothered to utilize Italy, and Greece is Greece.

My initial complaint with this one, that was also in the second one, is the pointless descriptions not of a physical sort, but of the kind a historical documentary would give to someone who knew absolutely nothing about the subject. Even sparing an extra sentence on describing something like the formation of the legions or the politics of old Carthage can break the entire paragraph. It goes on to a point where you fall asleep at some points hearing the main characters fantasize about Homer and Odysseus or whatever.

Another problem I have is the unfair conjecture that had the Romans not expanded the way they had, technology would have remained stagnant. Somehow it is blamed on the Romans' imperial expansion that Archimedes couldn't gather a sect of followers who would invent futuristic devices like a ship that can move underwater, or a flying machine, or a tube which reflects mirrors and allows you to see around corners. According to the novels, with the Romans' loss of the Second Punic War, Archimedes is allowed to go to Alexandria and flourish.

Another complaint is that although this is historical fiction, nothing much at all changes. In a quick instance, almost unimportantly, the legions' standards change to Eagles held by Aquilifers and their style of armor totally changes (from Punic War-era, to Post-Marian era, for you historical persons).
Meanwhile, the Seleucids and Ptolemaics are still bordering each other, occasionally scuffling, with no major changes happening in their topography, save that the Seleucid Empire is (naturally) crumbling, and the Parthians are exacerbating this with their incursions. Meanwhile, Carthage pretty much still controls what it did at the end of the Punic Wars, save for Sicily and Sardinia and possibly much of Spain, but otherwise nothing new.

Along with this, nothing technologically or philosophically new has occured, save for battle technology which already existed, but has simply been modified to be somehow better (such as ship ballista, Greek Fire, catapults, etc). It doesn't really matter, and aside from the new inventions occuring in Archimedes' school in Alexandria, everything appears to have completely stagnated since the last Punic War, inventions, politics, everything.

Characterization is apparently very broad and not very brilliantly done---I mentioned in my review of "The Seven Hills" that the main characters of Marcus Scipio and Titus Norbanus were apparently supposed to be vague characterizations of Caesar and Pompeius from actual history. In this novel, it is bluntly revealed that Norbanus clearly wants to be Dictator for Life in Rome, and essentially start up a Roman Empire (possibly like Caesar, but due to his fair coloring and Gallic ancestry and his stubbornness, I'd guess more likely as Pompeius)
Hamilcar is the typical pompous potentate, where his sister Zarabel is the typical sinister, seductive, and scheming princess locked in a constant struggle with her brother for superior control of their cults (Baal-Hammon for Hamilcar, Tanit for Zarabel)

It was an overall interesting and fun little read, but I am disappointed by its simplicity and let down when I was promised a "What If?" story that showed Carthage winning the Second Punic War. It amounts merely to the equivalent of a what-if story of the South winning the American Civil War, forcing the Union into Canada, then simply abandoning the north and staying in the southern states, until the Union returns some years later and retakes its land and engages in another civil war.

Editorial Review:

What would have happened if Hannibal had received the reinforcements necessary to topple the Roman Empire? That fascinating 'what if' is the central premise of Roberts's latest historical novel.

Murder in Tarsis (Dragonlance Classics, Vol. 1)

John Maddox Roberts

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Great story, but the ending dissapoints. 3 out of 5 stars.
11 of 12 people found this review helpful.

Roberts has created some vibrant characters in this mystery about three misfit's given the responsiblity to solve a murder in the midst of a near-siege of Tarsis. The personal history surrounding Ironwood, the mercenary, and Stunbog, the former mage, is especially rich. The book leaves the reader guessing at the identity of the murderer all the way to the very end of the novel. And this is where I felt the book failed. A good mystery novel should present all the clues and motives needed to solve the crime before it reaches the last few pages. 'Murder in Halruha' and 'Murder in Cormyr' serve as very good examples of this. But 'Murder in Tarsis' dissapoints, because it presents key clues and most importantly the murderer's motive at the very end of the novel. The reader never has a chance to deduce who the killer is or why he/she did it. That's why someone will read mystery novels versus other type of novels after all. Because they want to test their powers of deduction. This book never gives the reader the oppurtunity to do so. An even better mystery novel will redirect or mislead the reader subtlely to suspect other characters of being the culprit. But without any real clues, save at the ending of the novel, the reader doesn't even know who to suspect in this story. The ending also lacked the excitement many have come to associate with suspense stories. Roberts has a good writing style and he knows how to create interesting characters, but his ability to create mystery novels is sorely lacking. If you are looking for a good fantasy mystery novel I highly suggest either 'Murder in Halruha' or 'Murder in Cormyr". Better yet, read them both.

Editorial Review:

Who killed Ambassador Bloodarrow?

When the Lord of Tarsis finds himself with a politically volatile murder on his hands, he turns to the three most expendable inhabitants of the city of a solution. A mercenary, a poet-assassin, and a thief might not be everyone's first choice for detectives. But they find they're quite good at bringing murderers to justice.

Perhaps a little too good . . .

Horizons

Mary Rosenblum

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Ahni Huang is hunting for her brother’s killer. As a class 9 empath with advanced biogenetic augmentations, she has complete mental and physical control of her body, and can read other people’s intentions before they can even think them. Ahni soon finds though, that there are deceptions behind deceptions, and in the middle of it lies the fate of her brother.

 

Earth is in the midst of a political struggle between the World Council, which governs humankind, and the Platforms, which orbit high above Earth. On the Platform New York Up, “upsider” life is different. They have their own culture, values, and ambitions--and now they want their independence from Earth. One upsider leader, Dane Nilson, is determined to accomplish this goal, but he has a secret, one that could condemn him to death.

 

When Ahni stumbles upon Dane during her quest for vengeance, her fate becomes inextricably linked to his. Together they must delve beyond the intrigue and manipulative schemes to get to the core of truth; a truth that will shape the future of the Platforms and shatter any preconceived notions of what defines the human race.

Time Twisters

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

seventeen fun new science fiction tales 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 10 people found this review helpful.

These seventeen new science fiction tales focus on time travel and the related paradoxes including the impact on the present by changing the past and meeting one's self or ancestors, etc. The short stories are fun to read, but the mode of delivery never allows any of the entries to go deep into the seemingly impossibility of time travel. Still fans of the topic like this reviewer (EC comics hooked me during my prehistorical period - the late 1950s) will find all are Wells with this anthology. All the entries are fun for those who enjoy reading TIME TWISTERS; especially enjoyable are "Yeshua's Choice" at Masada, "Downtown Knight" (the mobster meets the Templar on the latter's turf), nineteen years old conscript Pheidas of the Philistine army who has "Occupation Duty" in Gaza and "Voices" as Joan of Arc learns combat strategy with a modern day military unit. The rest are well written fine contributions to a delightful compilation with all the time in the world to stroll down a not so "Mundane Lane".

Harriet Klausner

Editorial Review:

A new anthology by some of the top names in the genre.

Time travel and the dangers of altering the time stream continue to fascinate readers. This book offers 17 new stories of daring adventurers who meddle with time including: a science fiction fan who warded off an alien invasion of Earth through contemporary culture...Joan of Arc's training in future history...and an FBI hunt for a Mafia don who found his way back to the age of knighthood.

Legacy (Guardians of the Flame)

Joel Rosenberg

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Good for the Newbie, bad for the collector 1 out of 5 stars.
28 of 35 people found this review helpful.

Personally, I hate it when an author or a publisher re-prints a book (or in this case 2 books) under a new title.

If you have already read or already own "Heir Apparent" and "The Warrior Lives" don't bother getting this book.

Before you buy...Start from the begiinning 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

First of all, this book is a combination of two book that are really in the middle of a fantastic series. But to really appreciate the series, you realy REALLY must start from the beginning. The first book is called "The Sleeping Dragon" and may be a bit hard to find new, but it should not be hard to find at any used book store or at the Half site.

The Sleeping Dragon was the first book I ever read start to finish in 3 days. It is not that it is simple or short, but rather it is just exceedingly well written and engrossing. I quite frankly only put it down to sleep or when my eyes needed a break. I would read it rather than watch TV (and I liked TV alot when I read this the first time). Each book after The Sleeping Dragon adds so much to the story and truly builds up the characters and explains a huge amount of what each character is about and how they are related. Plus there are tons of secondary and terciary characters that really fill out the story...Not so many that it is hard to keep track of them...Mr Rosenberg has a knack for making each caharacter (even the non-main characters very memorable, so you wan't be flipping around the book trying to remember what some characters background was).

If I recall correctly the book listed here is about the 6th book in the series and it does mark an interesting turning point in the story, but it would be a great disservice to jump to this book as the enormity of the events will not really make an impact on you unless you know the full background.

Once you get The Sleeping Dragon (first book), the first page or two will list the next few books in the series and they in turn will list the next and so on...So Start with the Sleeping dragon and prepare for an awesome journey of fantasy, action romance, intriugue, sarcasm (you will know whom I am refering to when you read the books!) and a whole lot more.

One of the greatest things about Mr Rosenberg's style is that no character is safe, and you never know what will happen next...there are plenty of characters and action to leep you guessing chapter after chapter. He is really one of the best authors I have ever read and is right up there with Piers Anthony, Terry Brooks, J.R.R.Tolkien, Weis and Hickman (DragonLance), Isaac Asimov (but much more of a fantasy author than Asimov's Sci-Fi stylings) and other great fantasy authors.

I have only reviewed a few books here on Amazon, but I felt compelled to share this wonderful author with others... I have read other series' by Mr Rosenberg and I truly enjoyed them, but I have to say that the Guardians Of The Flame novels (starting with The Sleeping Dragon) are by far my favorite work of his.

If you are looking for a new series to quickly sweep you up into a whole new world, you search is now complete...I cannot recommend this series (and Mr. Rosenberg's works in general) highly enough !! I hope he continues to write for a long, long, time!!

Editorial Review:

When it all began, it was just supposed to be a game: Seven college students sitting down for an evening of role playing. But a real wizard intervened, and the students found themselves in a world where magic worked-too well-with their only way home the near-mythical Gate Between Worlds. Years later, their earthlike existence now seems like a fading dream. They have fought and tricked their way into positions of power, seeking justice for all and the abolition of slavery But they have also made many powerful and dangerous enemies. And one of these in particular has decided that the time is ripe for eliminating these idealistic troublemakers once and for all...

The Dragon Nimbus Novels: Volume III

Irene Radford

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not the best, not too bad 3 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I am a big fan of fantasy, and was looking for a new series to get into. I came across this one, and it looked interesting. The premise is very good - people tap into the energy flowing through the earth, or that comes from the dragons, and channel it to work magic. But it isn't the best written series I've come across. Sometimes the flow seems awkward, like when she has one character tell another character something they already know, and you realize she's really just saying it to let the reader know what's going on. Or when characters fall in love very quickly and conveniently. The story is also somewhat predictable, for all its originality.

Overall not a bad series, but it's not the best of its kind. And you don't need to read Volume I before you read this - this set of stories actually takes place before the ones in the first volume.

You might want to check out George R.R. Martin's series, A Song Of Ice and Fire. That one is spectacular.

Editorial Review:

The captivating dragon nimbus saga continues...

The Renegade Dragon continues the tale of Coronnan's early history. With the Great Wars of Disruption over, and dragon magic now the only legal form of magic, the kingdom faces devastating new threats from a seemingly unstoppable plague to a clash of magic, and encroachment by off-world technology. The Wizard's Treasure forms the link between the early days of Coronnan and the present time as a spell set centuries ago catches both friends and foes of the kingdom in its enchantment.

Nebula Awards Showcase 2007

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Would be better if they had included more of the actual stories 3 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

This year's collection was OK, but too much of its length was taken up with 9 various articles on the state of SF, why Nebulas are still important, etc., and a long reprint of an old Harlan Ellison short novel from 1968 (the longest piece in the collection). I have every volume of the Nebula Award stories from the first, and I enjoyed them a lot more when they printed all of the nominated short stories plus the winning novella and novelette rather than articles on the future of Canadian SF, trends in publishing, etc. Still worth getting for the few stories Mike Resnick allows us to read, but could be improved.

Editorial Review:

This annual publication as chosen by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America brings together the best of the year's stories, as well as essays and commentary on the current state of the genre and predictions of future science fiction and fantasy films, art, and more.

This year's award-winning authors include Joe Haldeman (Novel), Kelly Link (Novella, Novelette), and Carol Emshwiller (Short Story).

The Resistance: The Fourth Book of the Fey

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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Editorial Review:

For a conquered people, a long-forgotten magic holds their only hope.

Blue Isle's capital lies in ruins, leveled by the new invasion force of Fey. But to hold his conquest, Black King Rugad must capture his two half-Islander, half-Fey great-grandchildren: the fiery Arianna and the gentle Gift. For one of them will inherit the Black Throne, and Rugad will not rest until he owns them both, body and soul.

Yet, in the wily and courageous Arianna, this legendary warrior may have met his match. Fugitives in a wasted land, she and her father, Blue Isle's King Nicholas, plan the destruction of her ruthless great-grandfather. Drawn to a forgotten sacred place in the shimmering Cliffs of Blood, they will find Arianna's long-lost brother, Gift. But an old enmity stands between Arianna and the reluctant warrior Gift, and an ancient Fey prophecy darkens their future--and that of the world.

The brilliant epic of the Fey continues in a blaze of beauty and savagery, treachery and enchantment.