Collection of short stories, often featuring difficult parent-child relations—mostly from the perspective of the child, which seems like a thing worth saying now that I’m a parent. A number of them play with the idea of superheroes, whether metafictionally or metaphorically or literally telling the story of what it’s like to be an ordinary human in a country ruled by a “science hero.” They were well-done but grabbed me less than Gregory’s more recent work, which I am still working my way through. ( )

Una interesante y variada colección con un buen nivel medio. ( )

Hard bio SF! Demons that aren't! Meta-superhero-fiction! I didn't even know this collection existed until I found it on the shelf at the library, but I loved it. ( )