★★★☆☆ Mixed
(SF Adventure) Melissa moves to Ishtar station in the clouds of Venus because she’s a great teleoperator, but she keeps secret that she’s running away from a Terrible Mistake she made back on Earth. (7,009 words; Time: 23m)
"An Incident on Ishtar," by Brian Trent [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 03-04|18, published on February 15, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: There’s plenty of excitement, and more than a little mystery about what the “Terrible Mistake” was.
Con: It’s impossible to believe that anyone with Melissa’s communication problems would be accepted into a program like this.
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Con: It’s impossible to believe that anyone with Melissa’s communication problems would be accepted into a program like this.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 03-04|18)
Brian Trent Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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