The Mythic Dream

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These are dreams of classic myths, bold reimaginings of the stories we tell about gods and kings, heroes who shaped nations, the why and how of the world.Journey with us to the fields of Elysium and the Midwest, through labyrinths and the space between stars Witness the birth of computerized deities and beasts that own the night Experience eternal life through curses and biochemistry.Bringing together stories from the world over, eighteen critically acclaimed and award winning authors reimagine myths of the past for the world of today, and tomorrow. Free Download The Mythic Dream [ author ] Dominik Parisien [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars, but I m rounding up because I want others to read this and I really did love it When you have a short story collection like this, by so many different authors, it s kind of hard to give it an overall rating, especially if there were some stories you didn t like quite so much But overall, this is a very strong collection of stories and I discovered some new authors along the way The theme of this set is the retellings of myths from all cultures, and that, in itself, was quite interes 4.5 stars, but I m rounding up because I want others to read this and I really did love it When you have a short story collection like this, by so many different authors, it s kind of hard to give it an overall rating, especially if there were some stories you didn t like quite so much But overall, this is a very strong collection of stories and I discovered some new authors along the way The theme of this set is the retellings of myths from all cultures, and that, in itself, was quite ...I m a simple girlI see Naomi NovikI click to readI have read and loved short stories from so many of these authors, I can t waitSeveral of my favorite authors were featured in this Anthology, so even though I m not normally a fan of short stories I wanted to check it out As is always the case for me with short story collections, I skipped over several, enjoyed a handful, and absolutely adored a few No surprises, the late included the authors that I already knew and liked Seanan McGuire, T Kingfisher, and Kat Howard predominant among them But I was also pleasantly surprised to discover a few new Authors who I will be Several of my favorite authors were featured in this Anthology, so even though I m not normally a fan of short stories I wanted to check it out As is always the case...I very much enjoyed this collection Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien have done an excellent job putting together the stories and authors that make this whole I really enjoyed reading the stories, seeing if I could recognize the myth mostly no, but sometimes yes , then reading the author s afterward about their story and the myth, then doing a little google search about the myth to see what the canon version was It was fun.I m pretty much saving all of these to look back for my Hugo short I very much enjoyed this collection Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien have done an excellent job putting together the stories and authors that make this whole I really enjoyed reading the stories, seeing if I could recognize the myth mostly no, but sometimes yes , then reading the author s afterward about their story and the myth, then doing a little google search about the myth to see what the canon version was It was fun.I m pretty much saving all of thes...I won t belabor the point here as much as I did for the last collection edited by Parisien and Wolfe that I dipped into the immortally wise and funnyRobots vs Fairies, but I will put it simply and straightforward ly this is another fanstinkingtastic collection of stories from science fiction and fantasy authors of such range and skill that you re basically looking at a Hugo awards ballot, or perhaps the best possible mix of comic con panelists Every author with whom I was already fam I won t belabor the point here as much as I did for the last collection edited by Parisien and Wolfe that I dipped into the immortally wise and funnyRobots vs Fairies, but I will put it simply and straightforward ly this is another fanstinkingtastic collection of stories from science fiction and fantasy authors of such range and skill that you re basically looking at a Hugo awards ballot, or perhaps the best possible mix of comic con panelists Every author with whom I was already familiar going into this collection Seanan McGuire, Ann Leckie, J.Y Yang, Arkady Martine, Sarah Gailey, Indra Das, Naomi Novik, and Amal El Mohtar delivered an absolute show stopper of a short story here And authors of whom I d heard but not read, or authors with whom I was completely unfamiliar, including Carmen Mari...I am most definitely not organized enough to write a review on eighteen short stories I went into this 100% for Naomi Novik s story in this, and I ve only heard of a couple other contributors Most of these stories were a huge win for me, though A fair bit of these are Greek myth retellings, and that s fine I guess, since it s what most people default to and I d be a hypocrite if I said I didn t enjoy most of the stories, especially the Greek retellings by Seanan McGuire a very loose HP t I am most definitely not organized enough to write a review on eighteen short stories I went into this 100% for Naomi Novik s story in this, and I ve only heard of a couple other contributors Most of these stories were a huge win for me, though A fair bit of these are Greek myth retellings, and that s fine I guess, since it s what most people default to and I d be a hypocrite if I said I didn t enjoy most of the stories, especially the Greek retellings by Seanan McGuire a very loose HP telling VERY loose and Naomi Novik Ariadne and the Minotaur I wasn t the biggest fan of the Sisyphus story, but the Artemis story by Alyssa Wong was really powerful and just the right length for me The Greek myths were about the only ones I knewabout than just a few images, so for someone like me who only knows this, they were dispersed out well enough to keep some sense o...The Mythic Dream fascinates with its unique collection of classical myth adaptations The tome features a brilliant cast of science fiction and fantasy s top authors, each with a unique writing style that resonates throughout the retellings Many of these myths were new to me, adding an important learning moment about the stories that shaped so many world cultures Overall, you ll find expertly written stories, each with a unique twist on tales that enchant, horrify, and entertain.A few favorite The Mythic Dream fascinates with its unique collection of classical myth adaptations The tome features a brilliant cast of science fiction and fantasy s top authors, each with a unique writing style that resonates throughout the retellings Many of these myths were new to me, adding an important learning moment about the stories tha...The Mythic Dream, edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe, collects 18 short stories from authors invited to retell mythological tales The authors chose different mythological traditions Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Welsh, Sumerian, and, different genres sci fi, cyberpunk, contemporary, historical fiction, etc and approached their retelling in wildly different ways, but the collection as a whole works well together Some of this cohesion comes from the high qu...4.5 StarsMost of my blog readers know I m not much of an anthology fan but I m always willing to make an exception for anything by Dominik Parisien and Hugo Award winning editor Navah Wolfe Each of these stories is a recasting of classic mythology, and some are simply breathtaking Featuring stories by Seanan McGuire, Ursula Vernon as T Kingfisher , Ann Leckie, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Arkady Martine, Sarah Gailey, Carlos Hernandez, Stephen Graham Jones, Kat Howard, Jeffrey Ford, Alyssa Wo 4.5 StarsMost of my blog readers know I m not much of an anthology fan but I m always willing to make an exception for anything by Dominik Parisien and Hugo Award winning editor Navah Wolfe Each of these stories is a recasting of classic mythology, and some are simply breathtaking Featuring stories by Seanan McGuire, Ursula Vernon as T Kingfisher , Ann Leckie, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Arkady Martine, Sarah Gailey, Carlos Hernandez, Stephen Graham Jones, Kat Howard, Jeffrey Ford, Alyssa Wong, John Chu, Naomi Novik, Carmen Maria Machado, and Amal El Mohtar, these authors offer masterful retellings from Greek Roman, Welsh Irish, Jewish, Babylonian, Japanese, and Native American mythology Of particular note for me were Sarah Gailey s farouche Thetis and she has reasons to be , Wild to Covet Amal El Mohtar s sharp edged Blodeuwedd, Florilegia, or Some Lies About Flowers J.Y Yang s almost lyrical Tanabata, Bridge of Crows and Naomi...

The Mythic Dream
  • English
  • 05 September 2017
  • Unknown Binding
  • Dominik Parisien
  • The Mythic Dream