(SF Horror) A crew on planet Manka has disappeared, possibly eaten by the natives. We read the transcripts to try to decide what happened. (3,132 words; Time: 10m)
Rating: ★★★★☆ It Gets You Gradually
"The Evaluators," by N.K. Jemisin [bio] (edited by Nicholas Thompson), appeared in Wired issue 01|17, published on December 13, 2016 by Condé Nast.
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Pro: It’s a very clever problem. The evaluators are the super predators, and they’ve replaced the crew of the first-contact mission with their own offspring. Earth people who were greedy to get the palladium deposits have probably doomed us as a species.
It’s marvelous the way the pieces of the story come together at the end. The price of palladium, the historic superpredator, the missing crew, etc. A delicious chill runs down your spine when you realize what has really happened here.
Con: Given the format, there’s not much room for character development.
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It’s marvelous the way the pieces of the story come together at the end. The price of palladium, the historic superpredator, the missing crew, etc. A delicious chill runs down your spine when you realize what has really happened here.
Con: Given the format, there’s not much room for character development.
Other Reviews: Search Web
N.K. Jemisin Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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