(Military SF) The war against the alien Trefoil was going well until they unleashed an unexpected weapon. (2,917 words; Time: 09m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Recommended By: RHorton:5"Between Nine and Eleven," by Adam Roberts [bio] (edited by Ian Whates), appeared in Crises and Conflicts (RSR review), published on July 11, 2016 by NewCon Press.
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Pro: The story setup and the leading fight scenes are pretty good. Long enough to be interesting but not so long as to defuse the tension.
Con: The notion of a weapon that makes the number 10 go away is just silly. I found it impossible to suspend disbelief for that.
The captain is a rather passive character. Modi is the one who solves the problem while the captain is "worse than useless."
Butane is a compound, not an element, so it makes no sense to speak of "the butane nucleus." It does have ten hydrogen atoms, though.
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Con: The notion of a weapon that makes the number 10 go away is just silly. I found it impossible to suspend disbelief for that.
The captain is a rather passive character. Modi is the one who solves the problem while the captain is "worse than useless."
Butane is a compound, not an element, so it makes no sense to speak of "the butane nucleus." It does have ten hydrogen atoms, though.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Adam Roberts Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB
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