In post-Collapse America, Mel operates a hive of augmented bees and trading honey and medicines with locals--until a crew of bandits arrives. (6,000 words; Time: 20m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
Recommended By: SFEP"Wild Honey," by Paul McAuley [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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A fine little story--nice that it avoided the obvious ending of Hannah taking over for Mel. The technology itself is hard to believe, though--especially reusing the bodies of keepers as "the server architecture."
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It is a good story. I agree with the rating.
ReplyDeleteI think it is closer to a 4 than a 3.
DeleteAs I said originally - it is a good story.