(SF Thriller) Injuries from an ambush force the narrator out of regular service and into mercenary work, but it bothers her that she doesn’t know why she was attacked in the first place. (7,527 words; Time: 25m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
The author confirms the word count; this is a novelette, not a short story.
"The Patient Dragon," by David Gerrold [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 07-08|17, published on June 15, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The technology is fascinating, and so is the protagonist. There’s plenty of tension, plenty of suspense, and lots of excitement. The "patient dragon," of course, was B-2, which waited patiently until signaled to blow up the narrator's enemies.
Con: The story ends abruptly. Just when it seems we’re close to finding out what’s going on, we learn that the narrator blew up the missing dragon (B-2) and killed all the bad guys. The end.
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Con: The story ends abruptly. Just when it seems we’re close to finding out what’s going on, we learn that the narrator blew up the missing dragon (B-2) and killed all the bad guys. The end.
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David Gerrold Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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