(Portal Fantasy Humor) To distract themselves from their boring world of magic and quests, Mirk and her friends play an exciting game about people who live in suburbs, drive cars, and work in cubicles. (2,073 words; Time: 06m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Tired of the Same Old Quests?," by Peter Wood [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 05-06|17, published on April 20, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: Mirk gets to leave her world for ours, and Sophia gets to go home, so there are complete plot lines.
It’s very funny when Mirk convinces her dad to invent property insurance, and then use that to make the magician surrender.
Con: Although it’s funny, it’s not really convincing that this suburbs and cubicles game is really very interesting. The story mostly exists for the joke; there isn't much else to it.
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It’s very funny when Mirk convinces her dad to invent property insurance, and then use that to make the magician surrender.
Con: Although it’s funny, it’s not really convincing that this suburbs and cubicles game is really very interesting. The story mostly exists for the joke; there isn't much else to it.
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Peter Wood Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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Thank you for your kind words. It's always an honor when someone takes the time to read one of my stories.
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