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bookaneer's review
3.0
"What Remains of Maya Sankovy" by G. D. Angier and "Lone Puppeteer of a Sleeping City" by Arula Ratnakar are the strongest stories here - the latter one a novelette. Both were pretty touching though they took some time to be immersive.
"Every Plumage, Every Beak" by Nin Harris was interesting since it uses lots of Malay myths and words, though the plot itself was just okay, with a hint of silkpunk.
I also enjoyed the nonfiction articles, especially since we have interviews with two of the giants in short story publishing, Sheila Williams of Asimov's and Scott H. Andrews of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, who told the readers what kind of stories they would prioritize.
"Every Plumage, Every Beak" by Nin Harris was interesting since it uses lots of Malay myths and words, though the plot itself was just okay, with a hint of silkpunk.
I also enjoyed the nonfiction articles, especially since we have interviews with two of the giants in short story publishing, Sheila Williams of Asimov's and Scott H. Andrews of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, who told the readers what kind of stories they would prioritize.
junglewriter's review
3.0
My favorite story in this issue was The Book Reader by KEISHI KAJIFUNE, translated by TOSHIYA KAMEI. (My star rating is not for the story but for the magazine's entire issue)
It's a Japanese story about a dystopian world where the government controls everything through nanobots. They've destroyed most physical books, and all knowledge is digitally controlled, leaving most people without the ability to read a physical book. The point of view character Rumi meets and befriends a fellow student who can read.
I'm really liking the Asian sci-fi that Clarkesworld has been publishing recently.
It's a Japanese story about a dystopian world where the government controls everything through nanobots. They've destroyed most physical books, and all knowledge is digitally controlled, leaving most people without the ability to read a physical book. The point of view character Rumi meets and befriends a fellow student who can read.
I'm really liking the Asian sci-fi that Clarkesworld has been publishing recently.
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