(Post Apocalypse) The narrator wants to be a scientist and help restore the Earth, like her uncle, but she'd also like to understand what happened to her uncle. (8,700 words; Time: 29m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"The Common Tongue, The Present Tense, The Known," by Nina Allan [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Drowned Worlds (RSR review), published on July 12, 2016 by Solaris.
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Pro: We do find out what happened to the uncle, and with that discovery, the narrator loses most of her interest in the future. Or in changing it, anyway.
Con: The story appears to end abruptly. Nothing about her relationship with Noemi is resolved.
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Con: The story appears to end abruptly. Nothing about her relationship with Noemi is resolved.
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Nina Allan Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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