★☆☆☆☆ Strongly Not Recommended
(Post-Apocalypse) Zhang Dong’s village, one of the most prosperous in the ruins of the old city, comes under attack when two rival groups mysteriously slip past the perimeter. Could there be a traitor? (7,861 words; Time: 26m)
"All Clear," by Hao He [bio] (translated by R. Orion Martin, edited by Jason Sizemore), appeared in Apex Magazine issue 110, published on July 3, 2018.
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Pro: Zhang Dong (with help) stops the invasion, defeats the traitor, makes a critical new ally, and forges a new relationship with his son, if not his father. Plot and setting are both great.
Con: Narration is intrusive, dialogue is wooden, and point-of-view is not consistent. The science is bad as well. For example, children will not “evolve” psionic abilities just because their parents grew up using tablet PCs.
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Con: Narration is intrusive, dialogue is wooden, and point-of-view is not consistent. The science is bad as well. For example, children will not “evolve” psionic abilities just because their parents grew up using tablet PCs.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 110)
Hao He Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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