Sideways In Crime | 
 enlarge | Creator: Lou Anders
Publisher: Solaris
Category: Book
List Price: $15.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 108770
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 1844165663
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.087620806
EAN: 9781844165667
ASIN: 1844165663
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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Product Description
An anthology on the theme of Alternative History and Crime, featuring stories from the genre's foremost writers. Contributors include: Kage Baker, Stephen Baxter, Tobias Buckell, Pat Cadigan, Paul Di Filippo, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Theodore Judson, Jack McDevitt, John Meaney, Paul Park, Mike Resnick & Eric Flint, Mary Rosenblum, Chris Roberson, Justina Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch and SM Stirling.
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Fantastic August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I saw this book on the shelf at my local shop, I had to pick it up. Mystery and Alternative History? I was expecting gimmicky stories and mediocre writing, but it seemed an amusing premise. Bluntly, my expectations were blown away. The writing is almost uniformly superb, the stories engaging, the settings believable and almost always flawlessly executed. They will appeal both to the hardcore history buff and the dilettante; there's even a dash of science fiction.
An all-around spectacular offering. I only wish there was more.
Sideways in Crime is entertaining and far-ranging August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sideways in Crime is an appealing blend of alternate history and murder mystery. Half the fun lies in figuring out the crime, and the other half lies in figuring out the differences between the story's reality and our own. The stories are set in a variey of milieus, ranging from Aztec monarchies to Victorian England had Christianity never taken hold, among many others. The range of settings and crimes is impressive and entertaining.
Out of sixteen stories, only two didn't grab me, and they were well-written, just not my taste. Highly recommended.
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