★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Mystery) A humanoid fox and a velociraptor are detective inspectors looking into a murder at a luxurious off-world resort. (7,566 words; Time: 25m)
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"Foxy and Tiggs," by Justina Robson [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Infinity's End (RSR review), published on July 12, 2018 by Solaris.
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Review: 2018.618 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The best part of the story is the obsession with customer satisfaction, as when Tiggs gives the little kids a ride because she doesn’t want them to be disappointed even though Tiggs is supposed to be waiting outside to catch the murder suspect. That touch of the familiar (at least to someone who worked at Microsoft and Amazon) makes the unusual setting seem unusually real.
Con: At the end, the hotel AI tells us how this was all a plot to get copies of the hotel data and programming, and so it decided to just share it all. This makes the whole story seem entirely pointless.
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Pro: The best part of the story is the obsession with customer satisfaction, as when Tiggs gives the little kids a ride because she doesn’t want them to be disappointed even though Tiggs is supposed to be waiting outside to catch the murder suspect. That touch of the familiar (at least to someone who worked at Microsoft and Amazon) makes the unusual setting seem unusually real.
Con: At the end, the hotel AI tells us how this was all a plot to get copies of the hotel data and programming, and so it decided to just share it all. This makes the whole story seem entirely pointless.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Justina Robson Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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