★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Adventure) When the crew of Eva Rye agrees to transport a prisoner, they fail to ask how to keep that prisoner under control, and bluffing only works for so long. (8,736 words; Time: 29m)
"Trapezium," by Tony Ballantyne [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: Craig not only finds a solution, he realizes he should be working on understanding the universe—in a sense, he has more in common with Monad than with his fellow crew members (this is the symbolism of the trapezoid, of course).
This is part of the author's Recursion series. It's possible this would be more interesting if one read the other stories first. It's certainly an interesting enough universe to be worth exploring.
Con: That microscope is a heck of a weapon, but there’s no way we could have figured that out, so the solution to their problem comes as something of a deus ex machina.
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This is part of the author's Recursion series. It's possible this would be more interesting if one read the other stories first. It's certainly an interesting enough universe to be worth exploring.
Con: That microscope is a heck of a weapon, but there’s no way we could have figured that out, so the solution to their problem comes as something of a deus ex machina.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 09-10|18)
Tony Ballantyne Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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