★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
(SF Adventure) Two guys driving a transport on Mars get ordered to visit a magnetic anomaly just as a big storm blows up. (5,804 words; Time: 19m)
"Off-Road," by Harry Lang [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 09-10|18, published on August 16, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: It’s touching that Frank’s brush with disaster makes him appreciate Lila and even the relationship his dad had with his mom.
Con: Bad writing ruins this story. It suffers from intrusive narration, POV shifts, and unnatural dialogue.
The science has a few holes in it too. What in the world does it mean to leave an electric motor running, for example? And the vacuum on Mars is good enough that it’s likely to take a long time before you start feeling cold, even at 100 below zero.
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Con: Bad writing ruins this story. It suffers from intrusive narration, POV shifts, and unnatural dialogue.
The science has a few holes in it too. What in the world does it mean to leave an electric motor running, for example? And the vacuum on Mars is good enough that it’s likely to take a long time before you start feeling cold, even at 100 below zero.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|18)
Harry Lang Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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