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Includes the name: Thomas Easton

Also includes: Tom Easton (2)

Series

Works by Thomas A. Easton

Sparrowhawk (1990) 50 copies, 1 review
Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction Predictions that Came True (2010) — Contributor; Editor — 37 copies, 1 review
Woodsman (1992) 34 copies
Careers in Science (1990) 33 copies
Greenhouse (1991) 31 copies, 1 review
Seeds of Destiny (1994) 30 copies
Silicon Karma (1997) 25 copies
Tower of the Gods (1993) 23 copies
Alien Resonance (2000) 14 copies
Environmental studies (2008) 14 copies
Deco Punk: The Spirit of the Age (2015) — Editor — 6 copies
Impossible Futures (2013) — Editor — 5 copies

Associated Works

Alternate Presidents (1992) — Contributor — 245 copies, 7 reviews
Body Armor/2000 (1986) — Author — 146 copies, 2 reviews
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Contributor — 130 copies, 2 reviews
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 9: Robots (1989) — Contributor — 115 copies, 2 reviews
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs, and Killer Muppets (2005) — Contributor — 97 copies, 1 review
More Whatdunits (1993) — Contributor — 65 copies
By Any Other Fame (1994) — Contributor — 42 copies, 1 review
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 32 copies
Analog Anthology #10: Analog's Expanding Universe (1986) — Contributor — 25 copies
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 5 (May 1975) (1975) — Contributor — 23 copies, 1 review
The Analog Science Fact Reader (1974) — Contributor — 10 copies
Alternative Truths III: Endgame (Alternatives) (2019) — Contributor — 3 copies
Fantastic Chicago (1991) — Author — 2 copies
Lan's Lantern #40 (September 1992) (1992) — Contributor — 1 copy

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As a collection, Decopunk is on the slim side offering 12 short stories. For me, the brevity refreshing after reading some real door stoppers like Seveneves (loved it) or longer anthologies where it can be harder to stay focused due to variations in the quality of the work. A few of Decopunk's stories are on the dark side and others silly. Most are optimistic and represent a love affair with science and progress. All were written by capable writers. There was only 1 where I got the end and thought "meh".

"The Wollart Nymphs" reminded me of a pleasant stay on the RMS Queen Mary. The story includes characters that are interesting and a clever solution to a crisis involving a ghost ship.

"Judy Garland Saves the World (And I Don't Mean Oz)" features a waitress / tour guide. Like several other stories in the collection, the main character is an ordinary American with a story both innocent and charming.

"Corn Fed Blues" is a story featuring a young woman who has a chance encounter that is both touching and one that sets her sights on learning quantum mechanics.

"Airboy and Vooda Visit the Jungles of the Moon" is a silly, over the top ode to pulp fiction. I had the sense the writer had great fun writing this story.

"Symmetry" is set in Weimar Germany and has Emmy Noether as its protagonist. It is the most serious story in the collection and the atmosphere is haunting. It was my personal favorite and I recommended it for the Hugo short list.

"And Every Pebble a Soldier" is another serious story. Short on pages but not on impact. I wish more writers understood that brevity adds more than it takes away.

These are just the highlights of a very nice collection of short stories. I would love to see more Decopunk.
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KateSavage | Mar 29, 2019 |
Very nice collection of stories (with the exception of the last one, which felt like a cop-out, or inside joke, or both).
 
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LaurieGienapp | Dec 8, 2017 |
This is an excellent sf mystery thriller. Easton's future is a world where genetic engineering is used for everything. Homes are made from vegetables, planes have been replaced by actual birds and cars are engineered from tortoises. Part of the enjoyment of the novel is the constant discovery of what has been mutated to do what. When the story opens, someone has begun overriding the commands that control a gengineeered 'plane' causing multiple deaths. The story follows the investigation into this sabotage. Well-written.… (more)
 
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Leischen | Aug 26, 2016 |

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