(Near-Future SF) The narrator learns that a brilliant engineer has developed a consumer technology that will reveal when anyone is lying. Is it really a good thing to release this to the public? (2,630 words; Time: 08m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Your Lying Eyes," by Jack Mcdevitt [bio] (edited by David Brin and Stephen W. Potts), appeared in Chasing Shadows (RSR review), published on January 10, 2017 by Tor.
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Pro: The story is well-told, with clean narration and natural dialogue.
Con: The narrator is an idiot; what one person invented, another can also invent. Killing the first inventor only delays things.
The uncertainty at the end is odd; he didn’t murder anyone. All he did was do nothing and let the man die. Bad, still, but not the same thing.
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Con: The narrator is an idiot; what one person invented, another can also invent. Killing the first inventor only delays things.
The uncertainty at the end is odd; he didn’t murder anyone. All he did was do nothing and let the man die. Bad, still, but not the same thing.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Jack Mcdevitt Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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