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(Alien Invasion) You are building a home on an alien world, despite the objections of the natives and the complaints of your wife and children. (6,380 words; Time: 21m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
Recommended By: SFRevu:4 GDozois:4 Readers"Dome On The Prairie," by Robert Reed [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 09|16, published on August 18, 2016 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The nameless narrator sort of saves the world, and the unhappy aliens go back to their equivalent of city life.
Con: It was kind of obvious from the start that the settlers were the aliens. The human protagonist doesn't really save the world; the young alien "girl" takes pity on him, and, out of the blue, her mother turns out to have more power than anyone knew.
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Con: It was kind of obvious from the start that the settlers were the aliens. The human protagonist doesn't really save the world; the young alien "girl" takes pity on him, and, out of the blue, her mother turns out to have more power than anyone knew.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09|16)
Robert Reed Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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