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CONTENTS
Short Stories - Science Fiction
"Power Couple (Or 'Love Never Sleeps')" by Charlie Jane Anders (reprint)
"The Lives of Riley" by Sean Williams
"Ernesto" by Alec Nevala-Lee (reprint)
"Unauthorized Access" by An Owomoyela
Short Stories - Fantasy
"See The Unseeable, Know The Unknowable" by Maria Dahvana Headley
"The Wilderness Within" by Tim Pratt (reprint)
"Crocodile Tears" ...more
Short Stories - Science Fiction
"Power Couple (Or 'Love Never Sleeps')" by Charlie Jane Anders (reprint)
"The Lives of Riley" by Sean Williams
"Ernesto" by Alec Nevala-Lee (reprint)
"Unauthorized Access" by An Owomoyela
Short Stories - Fantasy
"See The Unseeable, Know The Unknowable" by Maria Dahvana Headley
"The Wilderness Within" by Tim Pratt (reprint)
"Crocodile Tears" ...more
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Published
August 31st 2016
by John Joseph Adams
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This is an average mix of online SFF stories for me.
2.5 stars for "The Wilderness Within" by Tim Pratt, review first posted on Fantasy Literature:
Helena, who is recovering from a bad breakup with her girlfriend, looks out the window of her San Francisco apartment one morning and is astonished to see a smoking volcano blocking her view. She screams (frightening her cat) and turns on the news to see what is going on … and there is no mention of the volcano at all. When she goes to the local coffe ...more
2.5 stars for "The Wilderness Within" by Tim Pratt, review first posted on Fantasy Literature:
Helena, who is recovering from a bad breakup with her girlfriend, looks out the window of her San Francisco apartment one morning and is astonished to see a smoking volcano blocking her view. She screams (frightening her cat) and turns on the news to see what is going on … and there is no mention of the volcano at all. When she goes to the local coffe ...more
Most disappointing issue in a while. Too bad!
"Power Couple (or 'Love Never Sleeps')" by Charlie Jane Anders
2* - Poorly thought out.
"The Lives of Riley" by Sean Williams
2.5* - Listened to the podcast version. It was OK, but unmemorable.
"Ernesto" by Alec Nevala-Lee
3.5* - Ernest Hemingway in an SF story? Yup! Pretty interesting.
"Unauthorized Access" by An Owomoyela
4* - LOVE An's work. This story was great. I thought it ended a little abruptly, but it was so interesting up until that point.
"See the ...more
"Power Couple (or 'Love Never Sleeps')" by Charlie Jane Anders
2* - Poorly thought out.
"The Lives of Riley" by Sean Williams
2.5* - Listened to the podcast version. It was OK, but unmemorable.
"Ernesto" by Alec Nevala-Lee
3.5* - Ernest Hemingway in an SF story? Yup! Pretty interesting.
"Unauthorized Access" by An Owomoyela
4* - LOVE An's work. This story was great. I thought it ended a little abruptly, but it was so interesting up until that point.
"See the ...more
3.75 stars for “Unauthorized Access”, rounded down because from what I can gather the rest of the magazine is a bit meh. I only read the one story “Unauthorized Access” by An Owomoyela, which I quite enjoyed. The MC is a hacker on the days they are released from prison for illegal hacking. There’s not a whole lot to say about this story. It only takes about an hour to read. I chose it to nominate for the Amazing Eights diversity challenge for March. My card stipulated a work by a person of color
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So far only listened to:
-- Unauthorized Access by An Owomoyela - 2*
{novelette}
Subject was of low interest for me. Could of been realist fiction really. Hackers, companies and government not being honest with the citizens...
I'm not sure it translated that well to audio. There are "breaks", text talk and "newspaper" announcements that I may have navigated better with a visual reading. ...more
-- Unauthorized Access by An Owomoyela - 2*
{novelette}
Subject was of low interest for me. Could of been realist fiction really. Hackers, companies and government not being honest with the citizens...
I'm not sure it translated that well to audio. There are "breaks", text talk and "newspaper" announcements that I may have navigated better with a visual reading. ...more
Power Couple (Or “Love Never Sleeps”)
Charlie Jane Anders
Well. A wonderfully told story, I don't want to spoil it. 7/10.
The Lives of Riley
Sean Williams
A guy has made duplicates of himself and he and his copies are being chased after by Peacekeepers. Seemed more like an excerpt or aborted attempt of a longer story. 6/10.
Ernesto
Alec Nevala-Lee
Two men, the writer Ernesto and a companion whose name I don't think we learn, investigate cases of stigmata and cancer remission all linked to the tomb ...more
Charlie Jane Anders
Well. A wonderfully told story, I don't want to spoil it. 7/10.
The Lives of Riley
Sean Williams
A guy has made duplicates of himself and he and his copies are being chased after by Peacekeepers. Seemed more like an excerpt or aborted attempt of a longer story. 6/10.
Ernesto
Alec Nevala-Lee
Two men, the writer Ernesto and a companion whose name I don't think we learn, investigate cases of stigmata and cancer remission all linked to the tomb ...more
The standout of the issue for me was the Owomoyela, which sent me straight off to the author spotlight to learn whether they have more in that world (yep - in Lightspeed 51). The story ends too abruptly, but I'll look forward to more. I appreciate the spotlights for more information about the stories that strike a chord.
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None of the stories in this issue resonated with me strongly. My favorite is probably "Unauthorized Access" by An Owomoyela. Although the main character is not very good with spoken communication, preferring text. She spends the story forced to speak badly and beating herself up mentally for it.
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John Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY. He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as ROBOT UPRISINGS, DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRAVE NEW WORLDS,WASTELANDS, and THE LIVING DEAD. Recent and forthcoming books include WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?, OPERATION ARCANA, PRESS START TO PLAY, LOOSED UPON THE WORLD, and THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH (consisti
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