Review: Diverse Energies by Various , Edited by Buckell & Monti
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There were two main themes that tied all these stories together: Each of the characters in the stories are racially diverse and each character lives in a dystopian world. All of these stories are enjoyable but here are a few that really stood out to me:
The Last Day
by
Ellen Oh
This story looks at war through the people that suffer just as much as the fighters: children and families. Kenji and Akira are two young boys who work hard to keep their families fed while they wait for the eventual summons to war. A really powerful read.
Freshee’s Frogurt
by
Daniel H. Wilson
Killer robots!. This story was so much win! Two young boys manning a treat shop are viciously attacked by a domestic robot unit. Lots of chills and Robot action !
Blue Skies
by
Cindy Pon
Cindy is the reason I found this anthology and her story was my favorite.In a futuristic city where the great divide between the have’s and have not’s is painfully far, a young teen kidnaps rich kids in exchange for a ransom. Pon has created a wonderfully vivid world in this story. Even though the story is self contained the reader immediately wants to learn more about the world the characters inhabit. I hope she can revisit sometime in the future.
A solid anthology all around. I loved the spotlight on racial diversity and the variety of stories. Great Read!
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