A review by dyslexzak
Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West by Beth Revis, David Farland, Tobias S. Buckell, Mike Resnick, Elizabeth Bear, Rajan Khanna, Seanan McGuire, Jonathan Maberry, Jeffrey Ford, Ken Liu, Alastair Reynolds, Joe R. Lansdale, Charles Yu, Walter Jon Williams, Laura Anne Gilman, Christie Yant, John Joseph Adams, Ben H. Winters, Fred Van Lente, Orson Scott Card, Tad Williams, Hugh Howey, Kelley Armstrong, Alan Dean Foster

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Always tough to rate anthologies. There are two five star reads towards the end.
The rest are varying from good but not my thing, to good and my thing.
I wish there were more anthologies like this for other niche genres.