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A review by 08151991j
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 34: The Best New Sci Fi and Fantasy Short Stories of the Year by L. Ron Hubbard, Brandon Sanderson
3.0
I enjoyed this book, either though I found some of the stories a bit confusing, but sometimes I take things literally. The stories provided in this book should be taken figuratively. Three stories I enjoyed most in this anthology are: "Mara's Shadow," "Odd and Ugly," and "A Bitter Thing."
"Mara's shadow" is about the discovery of a new infectious disease with the power to kill people. Worms infest the humans and consume humans internally. This disease was first introduced in early civilization, and was considered as a curse called Mara's Shadow. This disease kills the protagonists husband, so she decides to search for a cure before the symptoms of the disease occur in her son.
"Odd and Ugly" is about girl who falls in love with a Kapra tree, but the tree does not feel like he is attractive enough. Eventually the girl finds out, and she dates another guy. The new guy in the girl's life becomes hostile and demanding. Once the tree giant learns that the girl is about to marry him, he objects to their marriage and proposes to marry her himself.
"A bitter Thing" is about a girl named Ami who meets a lost (Hexie) Alien from another planet. She feels obligated to let the (Hexie) live with her and she falls in love with him. Hexie's plan isn't about staying with Ami forever. The Hexie creates a computer program that has the ability to hypnotize other Aliens. Hexie's captain eventually finds out about this, and tells Hexie to report to him immediately. Ami wants to go with Hexie, but Hexie warned Ami that the captain would not let her live.
"Mara's shadow" is about the discovery of a new infectious disease with the power to kill people. Worms infest the humans and consume humans internally. This disease was first introduced in early civilization, and was considered as a curse called Mara's Shadow. This disease kills the protagonists husband, so she decides to search for a cure before the symptoms of the disease occur in her son.
"Odd and Ugly" is about girl who falls in love with a Kapra tree, but the tree does not feel like he is attractive enough. Eventually the girl finds out, and she dates another guy. The new guy in the girl's life becomes hostile and demanding. Once the tree giant learns that the girl is about to marry him, he objects to their marriage and proposes to marry her himself.
"A bitter Thing" is about a girl named Ami who meets a lost (Hexie) Alien from another planet. She feels obligated to let the (Hexie) live with her and she falls in love with him. Hexie's plan isn't about staying with Ami forever. The Hexie creates a computer program that has the ability to hypnotize other Aliens. Hexie's captain eventually finds out about this, and tells Hexie to report to him immediately. Ami wants to go with Hexie, but Hexie warned Ami that the captain would not let her live.