★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Mystery) With Celia’s mistress missing, and presumed dead, the old, failing android is a prime suspect, but she herself doesn’t remember what happened. (5,915 words; Time: 19m)
"Waterbirds," by G.V. Anderson [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 98, published on July 1, 2018.
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Pro: Celia gets her freedom and finds a new lover into the bargain. The nasty Constable Krenshaw ends up with no case and no wife either.
Con: It all seems much more complicated than it needed to be.
The idea of a robot that can override its own programming is very difficult to credit.
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Con: It all seems much more complicated than it needed to be.
The idea of a robot that can override its own programming is very difficult to credit.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 98)
G.V. Anderson Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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