★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
(SF Background) In which we learn the history of the intelligent plants of planet Flora and how 4107 came to travel to planet Terminal. (4,258 words; Time: 14m)
Recommended By: 👍STomaino+1 (Q&A)
This is a background document, not a story, and it will most likely be of more interest to readers of the author’s “Transcendence” trilogy
"The Seeds of Consciousness: 4107's Story," by James Gunn [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 01-02|18, published on December 15, 2017 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2018.015 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The background info is certainly interesting. A race accidentally raised to intelligence by neighbors who then accidentally committed genocide by failing to recognize them as intelligent. A race still fuming that their genocide suit was dismissed. And an intelligent plant that’s the first of its kind to have independent intelligence. As backgrounds go, it’s pretty good.
Con: But if you haven’t read the series, it’s very dull. The repeated instances of bad science discourage actually buying the books to find out what happens. E.g. an antimatter missile magically makes plants intelligent?
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Pro: The background info is certainly interesting. A race accidentally raised to intelligence by neighbors who then accidentally committed genocide by failing to recognize them as intelligent. A race still fuming that their genocide suit was dismissed. And an intelligent plant that’s the first of its kind to have independent intelligence. As backgrounds go, it’s pretty good.
Con: But if you haven’t read the series, it’s very dull. The repeated instances of bad science discourage actually buying the books to find out what happens. E.g. an antimatter missile magically makes plants intelligent?
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 01-02|18)
James Gunn Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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