In the far future, a military system left-over from a war hides in a forest until a boy asks them for help. (3,697 words; Time: 12m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
Recommended By: SFRevu:4"Forestspirit, Forestspirit," by Bogi Takács [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 105, published on June 1, 2015.
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Pro: The human/AI hybrid is very, very well done. The description of how they try to fool the Consentience into misclassifying something as plant or animal is very reasonable.
Con: The ending is a bit of a downer, though. Also, it's hard to believe that the Consentience would simply give up.
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Con: The ending is a bit of a downer, though. Also, it's hard to believe that the Consentience would simply give up.
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Bogi Takács Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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