Dive into a captivating universe with this collection of stories. Each tale is a unique journey through imaginative realms, showcasing the MacLeod's prowess in crafting compelling narratives and exploring thought-provoking concepts. And as always, Subterranean has put together a beautifully crafted package. A+++

Ragged Maps is a collection of stories by Ian MacLeod. Like all collections of short works, you will find some you love and others that are just okay, but there is nothing here to hate. He hasn’t been one of the genre superstars, but MacLeod’s work has been consistently enjoyable. The stories in this collection are among his best. The book is the usual high-quality publication from Subterranean with a cool cover illustration. While I had an ebook ARC, I'm sure the printing is top-notch. I’ve purchased quite a few Subterranean books and all have been worth the price. You can’t go wrong with this one!

Ragged Maps is a collection of short science fiction stories. The stories cover a wide range of topics The book offers a good variety of stories.

This collection of short stored by Ian MacLeod brings together several pieces published since 2017 as well as two works first published here.
As a fan of MacLeods writing, I found these stories to be enjoyable (even those of read before) and the authors reflection after each was a great insight into his creative process. My favorite was 'Ephemera', a story of appreciation for humanity's accomplishments. This is followed closely (and happens to be followed in the book) by Lamagica, which is a fantasy/alternate history story where magic has replaced electricity in paying the industrial age.
I would recommend these to anyone who enjoys short fiction and a bit of escape from the world you inhabit day-to-day.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.
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MacLeod has been around a while, and knows how craft a story. This is a solid collection of stories. There's a good variety of settings and characters. Recommended.

I really appreciate the free ARC for review!!

Aa someone who is trying to expand my reading of short stories, this was a welcome surprise. It was not perfect, but it had moments that were incredible. The one story that stuck with me the most was the story about the future prison, in England (I believe) It took things in such a different direction than I was expecting, and I was very impressed.

My problem is just this; I am not a huge fan of short stories, as i read mostly large epic fantasy series (currently reading malazan book of the fallen, for a bit of context) and really feel like most stories could do with a few hundred (or thousand) pages to fully explore the idea,

Thats not what short story collections are, so I understand that is a me thing.

I absolutely adored ken liu's hidden girl, and paper menagerie short stories collections. And while i don't think this is up to that bar set, for some readers I could see this being an absolutely incredible experience.

All in all. I enjoyed this quite a bit, and will take a look at Ian R. MacLeod's full length offerings sometime in the not too distant future!

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Short story collections can always be a little hit and miss for me. This one is in odd territory where I didn’t strongly dislike anything, but I didn’t strongly like anything either. The writing is good, but I wasn’t particularly interested by any of the stories. That makes me think the author’s style just isn’t for me in this case.

Note: arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for honest review

Ragged Maps is the new science fiction collection by Ian R. MacLeod. MacLeod has a gift for outstanding writing, interesting characters and unpredictable plots. The stories go from deep space to alternate history to time travel to stories that cannot be described. Some are light, some can be dark, but always interesting and surprising. The original story “Downtime” is a good example, the story takes place in a future British prison, and goes places I would never predict.
I have enjoyed Ian MacLeod’s novels and his other collections, and this book is MacLeod writing at the top of the field. Enjoy.
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Ragged Maps by Ian R. MacLeod- Wow! A brilliant collection of short stories from this British science fiction writer. The language is thoughtfully poetic with a somber dark nebulous background. Sometimes light and cheery and other times deep and foreboding. My own favorites were The Chronologist and The Fall of the House of Kepler. But there are many more very good stories. Thanks to NetGalley for this entertaining ARC