Street Magicks

This was a series of short stories involving paranormal and science fiction writers. There are some big names in the set like Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Bear, Jim Butcher and Simon Green. Unfortunately they are not all their best efforts. I really disliked Neil Gaiman's “Goldfish Pond and Other Stories”. I loved Jim Butcher's “Last Call”. Delia Sherman's “Socks” was by far the best story. It was so different from all the other short stories. Another of my favorites was “Painted Birds and Shivered Bones” by Kat Howard. “The Spirit of the Thing” by Simon Green was really good as well.

So in short there is a bit of something for everyone. Do not discount the newer authors but I found some of their stories to be the best.

I received a free ARC for an honest review from the publisher.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley. I was really excited about this book since there are so many great authors involved, but, I was disappointed. The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because I really enjoyed 2 of the stories. The one by Jim Butcher, and the one by Simon R. Green. They are consistently amazing!