Privilege theory comes up again, briefly, in “Julian of Earth,” by Colin P. Davies (third person past tense, ~14 pages). Tarn Erstbauer, native of an impoverished colony world, has parleyed the one major event of his youth into a wan … Continue reading →
Once again, a new issue of Asimov’s arrived in my mailbox. Once again, I read it. Once again, I’m sharing my thoughts. You guys like my thoughts, right? There were some interesting thematic links in these stories, particularly the first … Continue reading →
“Monday’s Monk,” by Jason Sanford (~14 pages, third person limited, past tense) is more ambitious. A lone Buddhist monk struggles to cope with an anarchic future Thailand wherein a militia ruthlessly hunts down and destroys nanotechnology and those who … Continue reading →
The March 2013 issue of Asimov’s arrived in my mailbox last week. My biggest complaint about it is its review of Year Zero, the recent novel by Rob Reid, which Peter Heck enjoyed and which I, to put it mildly, … Continue reading →
“The Golden Age of Story,” by Robert Reed. 13 pages, split into five third person limited (very limited, almost objective) vignettes, very loosely linked. Each vignette is a separate episode outlining the spread of a designer drug, the effects … Continue reading →
The February 2013 issue of Asimov’s arrived in my mailbox a week ago. It’s earlier than I might have expected, but I’m not complaining. Overall I enjoyed this issue more than its immediate predecessor. As usual, even the stories I … Continue reading →
Continuing from yesterday: “Mithridates, He Died Old,” by Nancy Kress. A little over 3000 words, third person past and limited. The POV switches back and forth between two characters: a woman who has just suffered traumatic brain injury in a … Continue reading →
First a little bit of bookkeeping. On Asimovs.com, the editors of the magazine publish excerpts from the current issue, which excerpts I can calculate the word count of easily, then compare to the page count of those excerpts in the … Continue reading →
Picking up from yesterday… “The Black Feminist’s Guide to Science Fiction Film Editing,” by Sandra McDonald. First person past tense. Around 6000 words. It’s a catchy title, I’ve got to admit, but I’m not sure I picked up what this … Continue reading →
Once again I read the new Asimov’s and spout my unsolicited opinions about what works and what doesn’t. If I do this enough I’ll eventually get okay at it. “The Caramel Forest” by Chris Beckett. Third person limited, past tense. … Continue reading →
