★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(SF Colony) Eshe looks for purpose on the distant world that humanity teleported to after the Earth was destroyed. (6,054 words; Time: 20m)
"Violets on the Tongue," by Nin Harris [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 139, published on April 1, 2018.
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Pro: The setting, a mysterious alien world that everyone has to adapt to and which is filled with mysterious things (like the Grand-Daddy crystal) is interesting.
Con: The fake science is really tedious. For example, we’re told that there are things “not from this dimension,” which sounds like a line from a bad 1960s SF movie. Too many magical things happen with no real rhyme or reason, and the ending is confusing.
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Con: The fake science is really tedious. For example, we’re told that there are things “not from this dimension,” which sounds like a line from a bad 1960s SF movie. Too many magical things happen with no real rhyme or reason, and the ending is confusing.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 139)
Nin Harris Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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