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A review by cathepsut
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2016 by John Joseph Adams
3.0
"Those Brighter Stars" by Mercurio D. Rivera, 6030 words, ~14 pages
Aliens come to Earth, fairly typical first-contact-scenario. Emphatic skills, three generations of mothers and daughters and their failure to communicate with each other and others. The exploration of Ava's emphatic skills was interesting, but sadly didn't go very far. 3/5 stars
"Trip Trap" by Kevin J. Anderson and Sherrilyn Kenyon, 4210 words, ~10 pages
Oh, a bridge troll, that's different!
"I don’t like fast food. I want something slow enough I can catch!"
I know the feeling! The story was mildly amusing. 2/5 stars
"The War of Heroes" by Kameron Hurley, 8595 words, ~20 pages
“There can be no civilization without war,” the Hero said."
Depressing, but well written. I loved the ships. 4/5 stars
Source: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/aug-2016-issue-75/
Total 4 stars, 44 pages read
Aliens come to Earth, fairly typical first-contact-scenario. Emphatic skills, three generations of mothers and daughters and their failure to communicate with each other and others. The exploration of Ava's emphatic skills was interesting, but sadly didn't go very far. 3/5 stars
"Trip Trap" by Kevin J. Anderson and Sherrilyn Kenyon, 4210 words, ~10 pages
Oh, a bridge troll, that's different!
"I don’t like fast food. I want something slow enough I can catch!"
I know the feeling! The story was mildly amusing. 2/5 stars
"The War of Heroes" by Kameron Hurley, 8595 words, ~20 pages
“There can be no civilization without war,” the Hero said."
Depressing, but well written. I loved the ships. 4/5 stars
Source: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/issues/aug-2016-issue-75/
Total 4 stars, 44 pages read