(Hard SF) Explorers are baffled by mysterious silver strands on a remote planet of a distant supergiant star. (1,839 words; Time: 06m)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
"The Silver Strands of Alpha Crucis-D," by N.J. Schrock [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 03-04|16, published on March 5, 2016 by Spilogale Inc.
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This is narration, not a story.
The science in it is very hard to believe--silver strands hanging in the air aren't going to warm up a planet that ought to be frozen solid, much less give it an oxygen atmosphere.
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The science in it is very hard to believe--silver strands hanging in the air aren't going to warm up a planet that ought to be frozen solid, much less give it an oxygen atmosphere.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 03-04|16)
N.J. Schrock Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB
This felt like it was trying too hard to be literary. So it was pretty but read more like a poem than a story.
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