Meeting Infinity
Johnathan Strahan, ed.
Solaris Books
Paperback $14.99, ebook $8.99

Before we get started, I’d like to thank Solaris books for the review copy of Meeting Infinity.  It’s the fourth volume in the series of anthologies entitled Infinity Project.  I’ve not read all of them yet, but for the most part I’ve liked the ones I have read.  (The inaugural volume Engineering Infinity is reviewed here.)  Strahan’s taste is close enough to mine that I know any anthology he edits is probably going to have more stories I like than dislike.

Having said that, Meeting Infinity probably diverges from my taste more than most of his anthologies, although I did find myself liking the majority of the stories (including a few that I thought went off the rails into heavy-handed sociopolitical messages at the end).  It contains 16 stories.  They range from near future dystopias to far future scenarios.  Here are some highlights: Continue reading →