(High Fantasy) After a long absence, Melishem returns to Talyut to challenge her rival to single combat. But Sikata is already dead. (5,880 words; Time: 19m)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
Recommended By: RHorton:4"Under She Who Devours Suns," by Benjanun Sriduangkaew [bio] (edited by Scott H. Andrews), appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies issue 204, published on July 21, 2016.
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Pro: The story does have a plot; Melishem wants to fight Sikata, and that she does. She also wants to die, and she does that too.
Con: The problem with this story is not just the purple prose, although the entire thing is one, long slug of nothing else. The problem is that it's filled with nonsense phrases. Like replacing her heart with a comet. Or "converting entropic emanations into life's blood." This makes the story both exhausting and infuriating to read.
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Con: The problem with this story is not just the purple prose, although the entire thing is one, long slug of nothing else. The problem is that it's filled with nonsense phrases. Like replacing her heart with a comet. Or "converting entropic emanations into life's blood." This makes the story both exhausting and infuriating to read.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 204)
Benjanun Sriduangkaew Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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