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NOVELLA
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS, Jay O'Connell
NOVELETTES
AN EYE FOR AN EYE, Jerry Oltion
FORMLESS, Gary Kloster
MARTIAN FEVER, Julie NovaKova
KAMSAHAMNIDA, Guy Stewart
SHORT STORIES
MOON SANTA MONGO, John Edward Uth
THE PRINCE OF SVALBARD: A SAGA OF THE THAW, Louis Evans
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE, Eric Cline
FILAMENTS OF HOPE, Marissa Lingen
JUST A GUY AND SOME ALIENS, Michael Carr ...more
YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS, Jay O'Connell
NOVELETTES
AN EYE FOR AN EYE, Jerry Oltion
FORMLESS, Gary Kloster
MARTIAN FEVER, Julie NovaKova
KAMSAHAMNIDA, Guy Stewart
SHORT STORIES
MOON SANTA MONGO, John Edward Uth
THE PRINCE OF SVALBARD: A SAGA OF THE THAW, Louis Evans
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE, Eric Cline
FILAMENTS OF HOPE, Marissa Lingen
JUST A GUY AND SOME ALIENS, Michael Carr ...more
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2019
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This was definitely a better than average issue. Some of my favorite stories included, “binary” which explored the losses that can come with splitting one‘s consciousness, “an eye four an eye” A continuation of a previous story which explores first contact with a species whose way of sharing knowledge plays on some of our most basic taboos, “ The quarantine nursery” which was a little sad and dealt with the sacrifices and desires of motherhood in a world plagued by eight we virulent strain of in
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"The Quarantine Nursery" by Aimee Ogden is on my list of the Best Short SFF of November 2019: https://1000yearplan.com/2019/11/30/t...
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I enjoyed this issue quite a bit. As a random observation, there are a lot of stories in this issue that begin with the PoV character just waking up.
"Sojourner" by Craig Delancey
I liked this story, which imagines an "Underground Railroad" dedicated to protecting illegal AIs from the "code security police." It tosses out some competing ideas, and leaves us in thoughtful ambiguity. ****1/2*
"Martian Fever" b, Julie Novakova
First manned base on Mars discovers life, a pathogen that infects on of the ...more
"Sojourner" by Craig Delancey
I liked this story, which imagines an "Underground Railroad" dedicated to protecting illegal AIs from the "code security police." It tosses out some competing ideas, and leaves us in thoughtful ambiguity. ****1/2*
"Martian Fever" b, Julie Novakova
First manned base on Mars discovers life, a pathogen that infects on of the ...more
8 • An Eye for an Eye • 15 pages by Jerry Oltion
Good. Melissa, Gary and Francois are on a first contact mission. The residents are caterpillar shaped.
30 • Formless • 14 pages by Gary Kloster
Very Good. Arif escapes Earth on a seedship. The formless have taken over he is racing them to the stars. Inanna, the ship's AI, constructs a body for him and loads his consciousness into it and send him to the planet. They're late, the formless are already here and they've disabled his shuttle. Can he save ...more
Good. Melissa, Gary and Francois are on a first contact mission. The residents are caterpillar shaped.
30 • Formless • 14 pages by Gary Kloster
Very Good. Arif escapes Earth on a seedship. The formless have taken over he is racing them to the stars. Inanna, the ship's AI, constructs a body for him and loads his consciousness into it and send him to the planet. They're late, the formless are already here and they've disabled his shuttle. Can he save ...more
Nov 29, 2019
Stephen Richter
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Jerry Oltion's nice short story about first contact., this time rather large caterpillars. 4 stars
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An Eye for an Eye • [The Ascension (Jerry Oltion)] • novelette by Jerry Oltion
A human spaceship lands on an alien planet with aliens who apparently are near to an industrial revolution. A convoy of caterpillar-like aliens approaches the ship. One of them breaks off his eyestalk and gives it to the humans. The expedition is a bit baffled but takes it, and the aliens leave. The aliens seem to lose their interest, and even seem irritated when they meet the humans again, and when the humans refuse t ...more
Rating the stories in this issue:
A (excellent):
Just a Guy & Some Aliens by Michael Carroll
Yamadori by Stephen R. Wilk
Solve for X by Jay Cole
The Quarantine Nursery by Aimee Ogden
B (very good):
The Movements of Other Starfish by Matt Dover
Editorial: Odds & Ends 1 by Trevor Quachri
Martian Fever by Julie Novakova
Moon Santa Mongo by John Edward
Ghost of Christmas Future by Eric Cline
Wolves by Edward Ashton
Sojourner by Craig DeLancey
C (average):
You Must Remember This by Jay O'Connell
An Eye for An Eye ...more
A (excellent):
Just a Guy & Some Aliens by Michael Carroll
Yamadori by Stephen R. Wilk
Solve for X by Jay Cole
The Quarantine Nursery by Aimee Ogden
B (very good):
The Movements of Other Starfish by Matt Dover
Editorial: Odds & Ends 1 by Trevor Quachri
Martian Fever by Julie Novakova
Moon Santa Mongo by John Edward
Ghost of Christmas Future by Eric Cline
Wolves by Edward Ashton
Sojourner by Craig DeLancey
C (average):
You Must Remember This by Jay O'Connell
An Eye for An Eye ...more
This was my first dive back into Analog since I had a subscription as a kid back in 2000 or so, and it was a delight! Trevor is doing a fantastic job as the new editor; I very much appreciate his perspectives and the diversity of authors being brought to the table. Favorite stories were “You Must Remember This” by Jay O’Connell, “Martian Fever” by Julie Novakova, “The Prince of Svalbard: a Tale of the Thaw” by Louis Evans, and “The Quarantine Nursery” by Aimee Ogden. Interesting coincidence that
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Not much to say about this issue except I do want to note how eerily three of the stories this go-round - "Ghost of Christmas Future", "Martian Fever" and "The Quarantine Nursery" - seem to anticipate and correspond to what's gone on this year. They almost predicted this year's big event.
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