★★★☆☆ Average
(Post-Apocalypse; Shrouded Earth) Just before a chemstorm strikes, Salpe encounters two demons between her community and the bee hives. They don’t act like the demons in the stories, though. (8,338 words; Time: 27m)
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"How Bees Fly," by Simone Heller [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 125, published on February 1, 2017.
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Review: 2017.244 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: A nice story, in which Salpe learns to overcome her prejudices and will raise the child to honor the sacrifice of its parents.
Con: It’s hard to believe that Cirrus and Haze didn’t simply return home with their results once she became pregnant. Or that they found no better solution to their problem than to die at the citadel.
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Pro: A nice story, in which Salpe learns to overcome her prejudices and will raise the child to honor the sacrifice of its parents.
Con: It’s hard to believe that Cirrus and Haze didn’t simply return home with their results once she became pregnant. Or that they found no better solution to their problem than to die at the citadel.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 125)
Simone Heller Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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Good story. Fun realizing the demons are human and puzzling out what Salpe looks like.
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