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The first of the two novella’s in this issue is ‘The New Mother’ by Eugene Fischer, and also I believe the first Fischer I have read. The plot involves a disease that causes its female hosts to become impregnated with only their own eggs (this information is available immediately, so isn’t a spoiler) that result in a female clone of the mother. Fischer spends much of the length delving into the potential consequences
— Jul 14, 2016 12:29PM
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Two more not great stories: How to Walk Through Historic... by Fran Wilde has a good premise, but is too cumbersome to read to get to the promising characters. The Sentry by Frank Smith is stronger, with some world building details overshadowing what would otherwise be a solid character driven tale.
— Aug 24, 2016 10:38AM
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Willing Flesh was a great story. And relevant.
— Aug 12, 2016 02:11PM
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The Gun Between the Veryush and the Cloud Mothers is virtually incomprehensible. I have no problem with a serious challenge, especially if there's a good payoff. I'd be suprised if any reader was able to 'get' this story, and even more suprised if they could still recommend it. Not sure why this was even included in this issue.
— Aug 11, 2016 11:36AM
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Tom Purdom's 'Day Job' rushes to the end a bit quickly, but is a solid read. From multiple viewpoints, he explores a potential future of invasive psychological treatments (electroshock?) and the results of near constant stimulation. Subtly creepy.
— Jul 15, 2016 11:15AM
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meticulous and well thought out details, but ultimately too low on humanity to support the for the length.
— Jul 14, 2016 12:32PM
Kaiju Reviews
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of a future where this isn’t addressed, making for some fascinating speculations. However, the emotional context was almost completely missing, which left the story ultimately cold and clinical. The man character Tess isn’t strong enough to carry the story, and her reactions are so controlled that any growth she achieves through her journey is dialectic rather than felt. A lot of potential here, especially with the m
— Jul 14, 2016 12:32PM
