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Some of the authors were new to me, several weren't - but they were often written in different 'voices' than I was used to -- I didn't love all the stories, but each one was a new adventure, and most of them were ones I look forward to rereading. A book I highly recommend - even if you don't think you care for an author represented. I don't care for one and yet the different voice enthralled me and it turned out to be one of the more memorable stories.

I love to read and often run out of authors. The public library system in my area is terrible with the fantasy/sci-fi section (not unusual) and I have trouble finding the out of print books. I also love having the opportunity to try out a new book that I never would have found on my own. I've tried other such book subscriptions and have been deeply disappointed in the quality of the books sent. Not so with Planet Stories. I've only gotten two so far but I enjoyed both immensely (The Samarkand Solution and the Ginger Star). The only trouble is that I'm reading through them too fast and have to await the next with baited breath. I highly recommend subscribing to Planet Stories and plan on purchasing all the books that I missed before I knuckled down and subscribed.

I've never read anything by Gygax and was pleasantly entertained by this book. Like the previous reviewer, I'll have to order the Anubis Murders so I can read more about Inhetep and I am very much looking forward to Death in Delhi. Without Planet Stories I wouldn't have read this. The blend of mystery and magic was well done and I enjoyed the AEgypt back drop. I was disappointed only in length as the time it took to read it was so much shorter than the time I wanted to spend savoring it. I would not hesitate it to recommend to others.