This anthology does have some hits and some misses, but for the most part, I enjoyed it. Yang weaves a world of celestial princesses cast down to hellish earth, working to rise up against those who’d deny their love; Ann Leckie gives us a world of hierarchy and retribution, immortals fighting immortals while the rest of the world looks on; Carmen Maria Machado cuts deep with the man who is cursed to eat and never grow full, drawing it out to its terrible, logical conclusion. Each myth was a quick bite-size story that kept me turning each page.The Mythic Dream is one anthology I couldn’t pass up. Even the authors who managed to make it work didn't turn it into anything that would have looked impressive outside the anthology, and inside of it, I didn't feel like the stories were coming together in a way that made them worth reading for a "the whole is more than the sum of its parts" reason.The book's a bit slim for the 18 stories it contains, but though short, the stories were good overall, some more than others as is expected in anthologies.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. It was nice seeing some of the myths from other cultures, even if I wasn't as well versed in them, and I think I'd like to pick up a book from Kat Howard or Rebecca Roanhorse, as I enjoyed their short stories.Stopping here because I was only reading four of the stories for our Locus award post, but I wil definitely continue reading the anthology later, because it's really great so far.I was hoping to like this a lot more. Some of them were pretty amazing though. Most of these stories were a huge win for me, though!Note to self: do not listen to anthologies via audiobook anymore!

It's hard to review an anthology overall, since even the best anthologies vary in quality on a story-by-story basis. As is always the case for me with short story collections, I skipped over several, enjoyed a handful, and absolutely adored a few. Overall, you’ll find expertly written stories, each with a unique twist on tales that enchant, horrify, and entertain.The Mythic Dream is one anthology I couldn’t pass up. I also had trouble remembering some of the stories after only 1 day. The Mythic Dream Edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe. And the fact that each came with an author postscript giving a bit more detail on the background or inspiration behind the tale.I am most definitely not organized enough to write a review on eighteen short stories. And the fact that each came with an author postscript giving a bit more detail on the background or inspiration behind the tale.This was such a good mix of stories and I loved so many of them. These tales are given new teeth, new claws, with which to pull the reader away from the classic renditions of these myths, and show new sides, new perspectives, and introduce new takes on old tales.The other kinds of stories in this collection are where classic myths are propelled into new worlds, new genres, new futures and pasts, and through the lens of artificial intelligence and folk lore and starships and much more, are given new life.Seanan McGuire tells us of Hades and Persephone meeting amid the glow of carnival lights. The Mythic Dream, edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe, collects 18 short stories from authors invited to retell mythological tales. Naomi Novik writes of Ariadne and Minotaur, as we see a sister’s pain at watching her bull of a brother locked away, and the measures she’ll go to to keep him safe. The Mythic Dream is an anthology eighteen retellings of myths found around the world. It was nice seeing some of the myths from other cultures, even if I wasn't as well versed in them, and I think I'd like to pick up a book from Kat HowardI love the book, but I don't really love short stories? Each myth was a quick bite-size story that kept me turning each page.This collection of short stories is one of the rare ones that I have actually loved almost every single story.

is a triumph of an anthology. T. Kingfisher’s lovely and gleeful tale talks of the Labors of Hercules through a fisher-bird who’s wondering what all the racket in the swamp is about anyway. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Rebecca Roanhorse turns a Native American myth of love and obsession into a cyberpunk story of how when grief and technology merge, the results can be bittersweet.

by Gallery / Saga Press And these retellings are so enthralling because of what they affirm, or reaffirm, from the original myths: Love matters between everybody.

Dominik Parisien is an editor, poet, and writer.

Be the first to ask a question about The Mythic Dream But I was also pleasantly surprised to discover a few new Authors who I will be following in the future, most notably Rebecca Roan horse and Alyssa Wong.I very much enjoyed this collection. and approached their retelling in wildly different ways, but the collection as a whole works well together.

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