In a book of short Sci-Fi stories, there will always be some you like and some you don’t like. However, they generally reflect the editor’s choice, or mood, and if the first few make you feel a certain way, the rest are likely to be similar. TERRAFORM is a collection of content from a weekly online magazine of that name, which explains why not one story is actually about terraforming.   The editor is Brian Merchant, and headline authors include Bruce Sterling, Ellen Ullman, Cory Doctorow, and Jeff VanderMeer. Topics are divided among Watch, about various aspects of surveillance tech or interaction with gadgets; Worlds, about alternate futures and aliens; and Burn, about a future in which climate change is making the planet inhospitable.   I think the topics lend themselves to dystopias and depressing content generally, even if we were just reading essays. While reading, I several times had to go do something more cheerful.    My favourite tale is the optimistic Drones to Ploughshares by Sarah Gailey, a take on Murderbot with spy drones reporting back on farms and maybe, just maybe, getting options to lead a more fulfilling life. Yes, I like that one. Can we please have some more positive outcomes in science fiction stories?   TERRAFORM may lead you to discover a new author or three. Watch out for frequent strong language, adult references and violence. I also think it’s a misrepresentation to not have a terraforming story, as I hadn’t heard of the platform. Readers may like to check out the platform and view more stories.