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"Dividing the Sustain" - 5; A man who has himself genetically altered to become gay falls in love with a woman pregnant with her husband. Both are over 100 years old. Oh, and it happens aboard a spaceship.
"Minla's Flowers" - 5; Old man travels alone on spaceship, becomes stranded on steampunk world. The sun is going to be killed in 70 years. Warns them; little girl grows into dictator, evacuates planet.
— Dec 14, 2013 12:30PM
"Minla's Flowers" - 5; Old man travels alone on spaceship, becomes stranded on steampunk world. The sun is going to be killed in 70 years. Warns them; little girl grows into dictator, evacuates planet.
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"Glory" - 3 stars; galactic culture clash while pursuing mathematical theorems
"Maelstrom" - 4 stars; theater on Mars. Funny.
"Blessed by an Angel" - 2 stars; clash of civilizations experienced through teen pregnancy
"Who's Afraid of Wolf 359?" - 4 stars; civilization reboot story with twists, incredible pacing
"The Valley of the Gardens" - 2 stars; struggle against an evil pocket universe... I think.
— Dec 11, 2013 07:18PM
"Maelstrom" - 4 stars; theater on Mars. Funny.
"Blessed by an Angel" - 2 stars; clash of civilizations experienced through teen pregnancy
"Who's Afraid of Wolf 359?" - 4 stars; civilization reboot story with twists, incredible pacing
"The Valley of the Gardens" - 2 stars; struggle against an evil pocket universe... I think.

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"Saving Tiamaat" - 4 stars; sociological and ethical themes
"Verthandi's Ring" - 4 stars; cosmic scale
"Hatch" - 3 stars; the body used and abused in service of the mind; materials and resources, too; nanotechnology as a given
"Winning Peace" - 4 stars; "War only happens when peace breaks down. That's why peace is harder work, but more worthwhile."
— Dec 08, 2013 08:04AM
"Verthandi's Ring" - 4 stars; cosmic scale
"Hatch" - 3 stars; the body used and abused in service of the mind; materials and resources, too; nanotechnology as a given
"Winning Peace" - 4 stars; "War only happens when peace breaks down. That's why peace is harder work, but more worthwhile."