Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A Sci-Fi Shorts Anthology by J.A. Taylor and Rod Castor is a collection of sci-fi stories with a color illustration at the start of each story. According to the description, this anthology "offers mind-boggling sci-fi flash fiction, plumbing the depths of the human condition and its imminent future." Stories range from futuristic technology to aliens and robots. I was initlally attracted to this book because it was categorized in the comics and graphic novels category, but this is definitely not the right category for it.

Overall, A Sci-Fi Shorts Anthology is exactly what it portends to be. The stories are short and fast-paced with plenty of action. I did take off 2 stars, because there are some formatting issues that the publisher needs to work out. I downloaded the book in 2 formats (a PDF on my computer and also sent to Kindle). The PDF was completely unreadable. The Kindle option allowed me to read the book, but it still had issues, like not having any spaces between words in the author bios. I'm sure the publisher will be able to fix these errors though. If you're intrigued by the description, or if you're a fan of sci-fi, you can check out this book, which is available now!

This was a great example and exploration of the power of stories and the abrupt delivery of punchlines. I kept glued to the page, hopping from one clever take to another, never knowing what would be next. Of course i would love for these ideas to be presented in full novel form but these teasers and snippets filled my appetite for a clever hook.

This anthology of flash science fiction provides several amuse-bouche for those craving a quick diversion from present reality. Great for a quick read, this anthology provides stories that can be read in five minutes or less. Perfect for those. with a short attention span or too many interruptions in life for a good sit-down. This smorgasbord of science fiction shorts will give you your fix and help you find new authors to follow. Several of the authors include a link to their site in the 1-3 line bio at the end of each tale.

It is a nice collection of sci fi short stories. As with all anthologies, it's a mixed barrel of good stories and lesser ones - it's fun to browse through.

The set of stories is pretty good. The stories seemed "fresh" and also didn't have the polish and sophistication that higher-quality anthologies have. But still, a nice collection.

Thanks very much for the free review copy!!

I thought this would be a comic book, so I was surprised to get what I did. Let it be clear, this is not a graphic novel collection, but an anthology of SciFi flash fiction. There are a lot of stories in there, I am not usually a reader of flash fiction as I like to set my teeth into richer more complex stories. But when you are short on time, or you want a great punchy premise, this is fantastic. There is a very wide variety of stories and you will find some to love - this is the fun part about anthologies, finding rising talents and seeing the vast difference between author styles and tone and ideas.

Lot of nice short stories in this anthology. If you love science-fiction and like to explore cool ideas and concepts, I think this one might be for you!