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A collection that explores humankind's fascination with flying gathers stories by masters of the genre, including Kurt Vonnegut, Terry Pratchett, Roald Dahl, Arthur C. Clarke, Piers Anthony, and P.G. Wodehouse.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Comic fantasy? I don't think so.
16 April 1999
By A Customer
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a truly excellent collection of short stories, by top-notch authors.
So why only 3 stars? Well, it certainly isn't an anthology of comic fantasy as the cover claims. (Fantasy here is used in its broadest sense, including sci-fi, horror and supernatural stories rather than just swords-and-sorcery.)
The stories range from hilarious (Michael Moorcock's), through amusing, to not in the least bit funny (Angela Carter's). This is my main complaint about the collection - why are serious (even tragic) stories included?
A minor point - I thought the cover art on the copy I have, to be unsuitable. Josh Kirby's work is so much associated with Terry Practhet's work, I think something more neutral would have been better. The fact that it illustrates Pratchett's story didn't help either. Perhaps it was a marketing decision :P
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A stellar collection from some extraordinary talents
12 Nov 1998
By Edward Alexander Gerster
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Anthologies are usually difficult to review, as they tend to contain varying levels of talent, however; this collection is an exception -- as it is superb from the first tale to the last. The stories are filled with wit, humor and intelligence and bring together writers you never thought you would see in the same volume. P.G. Wodehouse and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. with Thomas Disch, Angela Carter, and Terry Pratchett! Amazing and wonderful. Highly recommended.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Like all anthologies, a mixed bag
1 Mar 2002
By jrmspnc
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
The good thing about short story anthologies is that the bad stories aren't very long. But, then, neither are the good ones!
As other reviewers have noted, the packaging is misleading. Like it's predecessor, Wizards of Odd, the stories as a whole do not live up to the hype on the covers. There are, however, some fine tales to be had. "Danse Macabre" by Mervyn Peake is evocative, although not in the least bit funny. Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron," again singularly lacking in hilarity, is a worthy tale of a true egalitarian society. "The Roaches" by Thomas M. Disch is eerily disgusting, and after reading it you will never look at cockroaches in the same way again.
Really, one can't help but wonder who is responsible for the packaging.
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