★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
(Near-Future SF; Project Empathy) Akiko wakes up on a ship bound for San Francisco with no memory of who she is, but with the voice of "God" telling her what to do. (9,013 words; Time: 30m)
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This continues the series of stories that started with Project Empathy
"Project Extropy," by Dominica Phetteplace [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 10-11|16, published on September 22, 2016 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2016.747 (A Word for Authors)
There's no plot here at all; no one is trying to accomplish anything in particular--things just happen. Most of the story is told through info-dump narration, and much of that is delivering a political message. What dialogue there is is unnatural.
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There's no plot here at all; no one is trying to accomplish anything in particular--things just happen. Most of the story is told through info-dump narration, and much of that is delivering a political message. What dialogue there is is unnatural.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 10-11|16)
Dominica Phetteplace Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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