Thursday, January 22, 2015

Review: Operation Arcana


Operation Arcana
Operation Arcana by John Joseph Adams

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



John Joseph Adams, publisher of _Lightspeed_ magazine and editor of a large number of themed anthologies, gathers together here sixteen stories under the general theme of magical military operations. The stories range from modern incursions into fantasy/magical lands such as in David Klecha and Tobias S. Bucknell's "Rules of Enchantment" to Tanya Huff's shape-shifting story "Steel Ships".

As different as the stories selected were, they each brought a fresh perspective to the theme and they were uniformly enjoyable. It is hard to pick a favorite though Simon R. Green's "Bombers Moon" which is set in a WWII where in the Axis Powers have sought demonic assistance which is matched by angelic assistance for the allies would be a good candidate.

If you are a fan of military science fiction or fantasy, If you enjoy a little magic with your combat ops, or if you just want to sample some of the best short stories out there I recommend that you give _Operation Arcana_ a shot!



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