★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Young girls on a lost planet where people have developed a symbiotic relationship with the planet's native life forms see their world disrupted when it is rediscovered by human beings. (4,826 words; Time: 16m)
"A House of Her Own," by Bo Balder [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 09-10|15, published on August 1, 2015 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2015.519 (A Word for Authors)
The concept of the living houses isn't new, but it's very well developed here, and the author does a good job of making it seem positive.
The arriving humans are a caricature of 19th-century imperialists. It's impossible to believe that they would all be so clueless. That the house would allow young Aoife to violate her mother's orders and kill the captives also shatters disbelief.
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The concept of the living houses isn't new, but it's very well developed here, and the author does a good job of making it seem positive.
The arriving humans are a caricature of 19th-century imperialists. It's impossible to believe that they would all be so clueless. That the house would allow young Aoife to violate her mother's orders and kill the captives also shatters disbelief.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|15)
Bo Balder Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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