"Some of the best and most solidly science fiction-oriented anthologies of the year were almost stealth-published, with the likelihood being that few readers came across them, and perhaps were not able to find them even if they went looking for them. Best of these was disLOCATIONS, edited by Ian Whates, and published by a very small press in an edition of only five hundred copies; nevertheless, there were strong to very strong stories here by Ken MacLeod, Brian Stableford, Pat Cadigan, and Hal Duncan. Another very small press, Hadley Rille Books, published THREE anthologies this year, all edited by Eric T. Reynolds, the best of which was VISUAL JOURNEYS, which also doubled as a collection of space art by artists such as Chesley Bonestell and Bob Eggleton, each matched with a story inspied by the artwork; best stories here were by James Van Pelt and Justin Stanchfield, although there was also good work by Jay Lake, Richard Chwedyk, Christopher McKitterick, and G. David Nordley, almost all center-core science fiction. Also worthwhile was RUINS EXTRATERRESTRIAL, which featured strong work by Lavie Tidhar, Sue Blalock, and Christopher McKitterick, with the best story being by Justin Stanchfield. The least impressive of the three, by a good margin, and the one that featured the smallest proportion of SF, was RUINS TERRA, although there was interesting work here by Jenny Blackford and Lyn McConchie."
Gardner Dozois (*The* Gardner Dozois), LOCUS Magazine, February 2008
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