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The universe box by Michael Swanwick, this was a pretty enjoyable short story collection for the most part, a good mix of sff with some engaging tales, the many twists and turns caused by the creation of time travel was a particular favourite,

There was however one or two of the tales that I,couldn't help but feel stuck out, not in a really negative way to be clear,, for a 16 tale collection there is a impressive amount of hits and even those I felt didn't quite reach the same height were still enjoyable enough stories, the ending just didn't quite hit perhaps or there was parts I wished were explored more.

But the ones that felt off just didn't feel 'sff' enough to me, like the elements I'm used to seeing didn't turn up strong enough to stop them from sounding like real world stories and it drew me out too much when I noticed.

But overall a strong collection and a good start to my net galley experience, out of 5 I would give 3.5 rounded up to a 4, my thanks to Tachyon Publications and publicist Kasey Lansdale for this opportunity, best of luck to the universe box upon its release.

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