(Present-day SF; Stan) Stan is sure he's an alien, or at least that his parents were, and he's happy to accompany his wife to the abyss, an archaeological site out west associated with aliens. (7,950 words; Time: 26m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Once More Into The Abyss," by Dennis Danvers [bio] (edited by Ellen Datlow), published on July 13, 2016 by Tor.com.
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Pro: Obviously this is, for the most part, a road-trip story. It's also about Stan wanting to follow his parents wherever they went. At the end of the trip, Stan does exactly that, leaving his family in as good a shape as possible.
Con: As with the other two novelettes in the series, the supernatural element is so slight that we could attribute the whole thing to Stan having delusions. That vast bulk of the story is simply telling us things about Stan and his family that have no real bearing on the story, such as it is.
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Con: As with the other two novelettes in the series, the supernatural element is so slight that we could attribute the whole thing to Stan having delusions. That vast bulk of the story is simply telling us things about Stan and his family that have no real bearing on the story, such as it is.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 07/13/16)
Dennis Danvers Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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