★★★☆☆ Average
(Time Travel) August has come to town to kill a man, but first he decides to spend the night with a woman. (5,325 words; Time: 17m)
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"Incident at San Juan Bautista," by Ray Nayler [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 11-12|18, published on October 18, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The account of August’s background isn’t speculative, but it’s interesting nonetheless. It’s rather amusing that although he finds a companion for his journey, it’s not quite what he probably wanted.
Con: It’s a long time before the story seems to have any speculative content at all. Once it does, August suddenly ceases to have any meaningful role.
It's hard to decide if this is fantasy or SF; the way Madeline's spirit returns to the past over and over, possessing different human bodies seems more like magic than anything else.
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Pro: The account of August’s background isn’t speculative, but it’s interesting nonetheless. It’s rather amusing that although he finds a companion for his journey, it’s not quite what he probably wanted.
Con: It’s a long time before the story seems to have any speculative content at all. Once it does, August suddenly ceases to have any meaningful role.
It's hard to decide if this is fantasy or SF; the way Madeline's spirit returns to the past over and over, possessing different human bodies seems more like magic than anything else.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 11-12|18)
Ray Nayler Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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