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A review by mikewhiteman
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #225 by Caroline M. Yoachim, A.T. Greenblatt, Scott H. Andrews
5.0
Carnival Nine - Caroline M Yoachim ****
Explores the relationships, permissions and sacrifices at the heart of family life in a world of wind-up doll-people, who live for around 1000 days but only get so many "turns" each day. Over her life, a woman sees her family wind down and raises a child who only receives a tiny number of turns and so must spend as little energy as possible.
A Place to Grow - AT Greenblatt *****
Loved this. A young girl lives with her uncles, who create worlds in for people trapped in the void after their world was destroyed. They keep creating new ones, improving their design and getting closer to their original but to do so they have to break down the current one for parts. There is a real magical feeling to the story and I loved the creation of the bottle-worlds and the movement from one to another.
Explores the relationships, permissions and sacrifices at the heart of family life in a world of wind-up doll-people, who live for around 1000 days but only get so many "turns" each day. Over her life, a woman sees her family wind down and raises a child who only receives a tiny number of turns and so must spend as little energy as possible.
A Place to Grow - AT Greenblatt *****
Loved this. A young girl lives with her uncles, who create worlds in for people trapped in the void after their world was destroyed. They keep creating new ones, improving their design and getting closer to their original but to do so they have to break down the current one for parts. There is a real magical feeling to the story and I loved the creation of the bottle-worlds and the movement from one to another.