A woman's message to her wife chases her spaceship at the speed of light. (1,200 words; Time: 04m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
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"Letter From an Artist to a Thousand Future Versions of Her Wife," by JY Yang [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 61, published on June 1, 2015.
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Pro: The concept of the left-behind lover sending messages to the departed space traveler is always poignant.
Con: It's too hard to suspend disbelief for this one. An FTL drive that always jumps 1,000 light years but then always needs 1,000 years to refuel? Likewise, a system that makes a copy of the mind but destroys the original is popular, but also not easy to believe. The repurposing of the body parts is just grisly.
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Con: It's too hard to suspend disbelief for this one. An FTL drive that always jumps 1,000 light years but then always needs 1,000 years to refuel? Likewise, a system that makes a copy of the mind but destroys the original is popular, but also not easy to believe. The repurposing of the body parts is just grisly.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 61)
JY Yang Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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