(Science Fantasy) Castaa and the other initiates of the Water Caste travel with their master to try and fix a problem with the machines that stir the lake. (4,964 words; Time: 16m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"A Death in the Wayward Drift," by Tim Akers [bio] (edited by Andy Cox), appeared in Interzone issue 269, published on March 15, 2017 by TTA Press.
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Pro: The account of how Castaa rescued the emissary bird and restarted the pump is filled with edge-of-your-seat tension.
Con: The plot reaches a natural end when Castaa returns from fixing the pump. Everything after that is anticlimactic.
The whole thing is very confusing. Is this a space station? A generation ship? A far-future Earth? Why would water behave like noodles? Or trees walk?
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Con: The plot reaches a natural end when Castaa returns from fixing the pump. Everything after that is anticlimactic.
The whole thing is very confusing. Is this a space station? A generation ship? A far-future Earth? Why would water behave like noodles? Or trees walk?
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 269)
Tim Akers Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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