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I just finished reading Fort Freak, the latest book in the Wildcards series, edited by George R.R. Martin.
Now, I'm an oldschool Wildcards reader. I devoured the books when they first came out, and hold them to a pretty high standard.
That said, Fort Freak was something of a letdown. I'm not sure why. Oh sure, it was nice to get away from The Committee stories, and get back to Jokertown, but I never really felt a connection to the characters in this volume.
Familiar faces are apparent(Father Squid, The Oddity, Charles Dutton) and we get introduced to some new characters(Infamous Black Tongue, Tinkerbill, Ramshead, etc.), but none of them really make an impression.
That said, I can't really pan the book. The stories were servicable, just unfulfilling. Sort of like when someone promises you steak and they wind up feeding you hamburger instead. You get filled up, but it's not really what you wanted.
Perhaps the next collection of stories will be a bit better. God, I hope, at the very least, that they're cheerier.
Now, I'm an oldschool Wildcards reader. I devoured the books when they first came out, and hold them to a pretty high standard.
That said, Fort Freak was something of a letdown. I'm not sure why. Oh sure, it was nice to get away from The Committee stories, and get back to Jokertown, but I never really felt a connection to the characters in this volume.
Familiar faces are apparent(Father Squid, The Oddity, Charles Dutton) and we get introduced to some new characters(Infamous Black Tongue, Tinkerbill, Ramshead, etc.), but none of them really make an impression.
That said, I can't really pan the book. The stories were servicable, just unfulfilling. Sort of like when someone promises you steak and they wind up feeding you hamburger instead. You get filled up, but it's not really what you wanted.
Perhaps the next collection of stories will be a bit better. God, I hope, at the very least, that they're cheerier.
