(Military SF) An ex-soldier on a colony planet who hunts for mines with a modified giant rat finds companionship in an injured soldier. (6,675 words; Time: 22m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
"Mines," by Eleanor Arnason [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Infinity Wars (RSR review), published on September 12, 2017 by Solaris.
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Pro: The story does a good job of speaking to the loneliness of an ex-soldier eager for someone she can relate to, even if that person has a lot of problems.
Con: There’s not really a story here; the protagonist simply relates things that happened, but she wasn’t really trying to accomplish anything.
Whiskers seems far too intelligent for a rat, however modified.
The infodumps are insufferable, and some of the dialogue is unnatural.
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Con: There’s not really a story here; the protagonist simply relates things that happened, but she wasn’t really trying to accomplish anything.
Whiskers seems far too intelligent for a rat, however modified.
The infodumps are insufferable, and some of the dialogue is unnatural.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Eleanor Arnason Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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