Tuesday, July 10, 2018

The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat, by Brooke Bolander

[Uncanny]
★★★☆☆ Average

(Dinosaur Fairy Tale) In which a dim-witted prince fools a clever velociraptor into following him back to his court and what happened thereafter. (7,171 words; Time: 23m)


"The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat," by (edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas), appeared in issue 23, published on .

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Pro: Ceecee gets free and the prince gets eaten. (Admit it: you were rooting for him to get eaten too.).

Con: The story is pretty much a running joke about how stupid all the men are and how smart all the women are. It’s funny to start with, but it goes on for far too long after it gets old. Ultimately it's about smart, powerful characters defeating (and even eating) foolish, weak, cardboard villains.

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