A review by bookaneer
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 124 by Lettie Prell, Benjamin C. Kinney, Neil Clarke, Lorenzo Crescentini, Aliette de Bodard, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Kelly Robson, John Kessel, Gary Kloster, Chris Urie, Rich Larson, Emanuela Valentini

5.0

That does it. Vina Jie-Min Prasad is my new favorite author. Knowing she's Singaporean is awesome since I could actually meet her one day. Definitely someone to watch in the upcoming years. And what a year for her so far! I loved her Fandom for Robot story and this novelette is as good and entertaining. I like that she likes to touch upon current issues and weaves it into a fun specfic narrative. This novelette is about someone who forges meat. Yes, fake food. Definitely not too farfetched since most of the food sold in our supermarkets are not really food - they are basically 'edible food-like substances' - this hits too close to home.