From the (Library e-)Bookshelf: The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Still working my way through the ebooks from my library I’ve gathered over time in a reader application’s queue-like function, I signed out at last an anthology of science fiction and fantasy with a somewhat generic title. I’m often conscious of a feeling, at least, that “I don’t read as much science fiction as I used to”; a complicated and unfortunate combination of things went into that over a number of years. The thought that short stories could be a way back was appealing (Ellen Datlow’s introduction talked up their appeal), but just getting started can remain a little intimidating.
( Blurred boundaries ahead )