(Horror) Squamous goes to buy a copy of a dangerous demonic book, but someone else has beaten him to it. (3,269 words; Time: 10m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Squamous and Eldritch Get a Yard Sale Bargain," by Tim McDaniel [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 09-10|17, published on August 17, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The plot is essentially the hunt for the book, and it ends when the book is damaged and they no longer want to take it.
It’s mildly amusing that a person who folds the pages of books gets her just desserts for failing to respect books.
Con: The whole story exists pretty much to set up that joke.
Some of the dialogue is pretty bad. E.g. “Well, I guess so. I could snap the old guy like a twig if he causes any trouble . . . .”
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It’s mildly amusing that a person who folds the pages of books gets her just desserts for failing to respect books.
Con: The whole story exists pretty much to set up that joke.
Some of the dialogue is pretty bad. E.g. “Well, I guess so. I could snap the old guy like a twig if he causes any trouble . . . .”
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|17)
Tim McDaniel Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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