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Featured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots A unique anthology of all-new stories that challenges authors to throw down the gauntlet in an epic genre battle and demands an answer to the age-old question: Who is more awesome—robots or fairies? Rampaging robots! Tricksy fairies! Facing off for the first time in an epic genre death match! People love pitting two awesome things against each other. Robots vs. Fairies is an anthology that pitches genre against genre, science fiction against fantasy, through an epic battle of two icons. On one side, robots continue to be the classic sci-fi phenomenon in literature and media, from Asimov to WALL-E, from Philip K. Dick to Terminator. On the other, fairies are the beloved icons and unquestionable rulers of fantastic fiction, from Tinkerbell to Tam Lin, from True Blood to Once Upon a Time. Both have proven to be infinitely fun, flexible, and challenging. But when you pit them against each other, which side will triumph as the greatest genre symbol of all time? There can only be one…or can there? Featuring an incredible line-up of authors including John Scalzi, Catherynne M. Valente, Ken Liu, Max Gladstone, Alyssa Wong, Jonathan Maberry, and many more, Robots vs. Fairies will take you on a glitterbombed journey of a techno-fantasy mash-up across genres.
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I like the idea of short story anthologies, but I admit I rarely read them. This one caught my eye, however - might have had to do a bit with that gorgeous cover. I also love both fantasy & sci fi and it is rare to get both in a single volume, so I was super intrigued. I actually really enjoyed this book and enjoyed the fact that it alternates between a fairy story and a robot story. Of course there are stories I liked better than others, I found the first half more enjoyable than the latter half, but overall it was a unique mix that had me turning pages and marching through the whole anthology faster than some single story volumes I've read. It's not ground breaking, but it was thoroughly enjoyable.