(Utopian SF) Ben visits an asteroid mining ship to study the people who live on it, and he falls in love. (22,207 words; Time: 1h:14m)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
"Plaisir d'Amour," by John Alfred Taylor [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 03-04|17, published on February 16, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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A 22,000-word infodump. What little story there is is utterly linear. Any challenge or conflict is resolved in the next paragraph or two, with the exception of the doomed romance. With no real conflict to define the characters, the romance falls flat, and there’s no feeling of loss at the end.
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