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A review by victorien
Uncanny Magazine Issue 15: March/April 2017 by Julia Rios, Michael Damian Thomas, Lynne M. Thomas, Michi Trota
5.0
This was an absolute delight. Our-world Author Sarah Pinsker writes a short story about an iteration of herself (insurance investigator) who decides to attend a weekend conference hosted -- and attended by -- other versions of herself. Physicist Sarah is murdered (one of them, anyway), and Investigator Sarah is the only attendee with any related experience... but honestly, the plot wasn't the main draw of this for me.
Instead, it was the questions it raised: would you attend a similar conference? Would you try to make friends? How would you differentiate yourself from other versions of yourself? Would you be jealous, or curious? Where do the divergence points happen? What version of yourself would you most like to meet?
This story is why I love sci-fi. It should've won the Hugo for Best Novella in my opinion, but at least there's a good chance that in one reality, it did.
Instead, it was the questions it raised: would you attend a similar conference? Would you try to make friends? How would you differentiate yourself from other versions of yourself? Would you be jealous, or curious? Where do the divergence points happen? What version of yourself would you most like to meet?
This story is why I love sci-fi. It should've won the Hugo for Best Novella in my opinion, but at least there's a good chance that in one reality, it did.