This book is a collection of 29 humorous science fiction and fantasy stories. There were about 3 stories I didn't much like, but the rest were amusing and perfect for those between book moments or when you just want something short, amusing and frivolous to read before going to bed. ( )

An overall fun collection of science fiction and fantasy-themed short stories with various degrees of success with being humorous.



Not all the stories struck me as particularly funny, though as is often said, humor is subjective and at least I found all but a few at least entertaining and most were quite good. I quite liked the variety of styles and formats and how none of the stories felt like they were shoehorned in to fit a theme, a problem I have with a lot of short story collections. It really felt as though the authors were given free rein in what and how they wrote and that really paid off with the originality shown here.



A fun collection well worth trying if you enjoy different than your average stories. ( )

I'm sad it took me so long to get to this. I supported the original Kickstarter, so I've had electronic and print copies waiting to be read for some time. While on a long drive home for Thanksgiving, I finished a dark fantasy novel and really wanted to switch to something light. The UFO anthology fit my mood perfectly.

Anthologies can be hit or miss for me. This one is consistently good, though only a few really made me laugh out loud. My favorite by far was "The Alien Invasion" by Jake Kerr. I use Twitter, so this tale of an alien invasion told through tweets struck me as hilarious with an underlying sense of truth. I was also surprised by how much I enjoyed the final and longest story in the book, "El and Al Vs. Himmler's Horrendous Horde from Hell" by Mike Resnick. I mean, it's a story about Eleanour Roosevelt (channeling Xena) and Albert Einstein (wizard) taking on a bunch of Aryan buffoons summoned from hell. I could picture the whole thing done by Mel Brooks. ( )