(Dystopia) A few centuries from now, on a dying Earth, Kir joins a team trying to build an interstellar teleportation device. Unfortunately, to get funding they have to incorporate the crew from a reality show. (28,069 words; Time: 1h:33m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
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"Proof of Concept," by Gwyneth Jones [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), published on April 11, 2017 by Tor.com.
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Pro: The future dystopia feels real, as does the future "post-standard-model physics," and it’s all far enough in the future to be plausible.
Con: There are too many characters, many of whom blend together. Kir doesn’t really drive the story; everything happens around her. The computer in her brain plays almost no role in the story at all, other than to deliver an infodump at the end.
It’s not clear why Bill had to die. He wasn’t that close to figuring anything out, and he had no one to tell anyway. Failing all else, they could have put him into cold sleep.
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Con: There are too many characters, many of whom blend together. Kir doesn’t really drive the story; everything happens around her. The computer in her brain plays almost no role in the story at all, other than to deliver an infodump at the end.
It’s not clear why Bill had to die. He wasn’t that close to figuring anything out, and he had no one to tell anyway. Failing all else, they could have put him into cold sleep.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Gwyneth Jones Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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