Claire meets a handsome older man at a dinner party held in a virtual reality where something has gone subtly wrong. (9,000 words; Time: 30m)
Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended
Recommended By: GDozois:5 NClarke"No Placeholder for You, My Love," by Nick Wolven [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 08|15, published on June 15, 2015 by Penny Publications.
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Beautiful description of a VR universe. Wonderful that the author doesn't attempt to explain how any of it works. We just accept it as it is. It all feels very real to us--even the climax.
The plight of the simulations, trapped in an abandoned VR forever, is haunting. And Claire's fate--to be trapped alone with no one to talk to all because she hesitated at the last moment--is equally haunting.
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The plight of the simulations, trapped in an abandoned VR forever, is haunting. And Claire's fate--to be trapped alone with no one to talk to all because she hesitated at the last moment--is equally haunting.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 08|15)
Nick Wolven Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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