I want to know which story you couldn't finish, naturally 
Each volume in the series differs from the others in some aspects (vol. 4 will include at least a story or two from authors outside the US and Canada), but yes, most of the tales are like what you've found in vol. 3 in terms of setting. Won't name my favorite story in this collection (although I think the Jeff Ford one could have gotten some love here
), except to say this volume is full of goodness. Even if I weren't working with it, I'd say this series is easily one of the best reprint anthology series out there, even if I won't be blurbed on it this time

Each volume in the series differs from the others in some aspects (vol. 4 will include at least a story or two from authors outside the US and Canada), but yes, most of the tales are like what you've found in vol. 3 in terms of setting. Won't name my favorite story in this collection (although I think the Jeff Ford one could have gotten some love here


Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.

Real Unreal: Best American Fantasy Volume 3
27/04/2010 07:45:44 PM
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Glad you enjoyed them
27/04/2010 07:54:56 PM
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