★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Thriller; The Quiet War) Bai is bored supervising a mining operation on Oberon, so when an ancient escape pod makes an emergency landing, she rushes to check it out—despite being told not to. (11,612 words; Time: 38m)
This one may be more interesting if you're already read some of the rest of the Quiet War series.
"Nothing Ever Happens on Oberon," by Paul McAuley [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Infinity's End (RSR review), published on July 12, 2018 by Solaris.
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Review: 2018.613 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Bai has a youthful adventure before she settles down to a comfortable life, and she gets to learn just a bit more about what was going on almost twenty years later.
Con: The story is too spread out in time and space, and none of the high-stakes issues gets resolved.
It was a little hard to believe she switched families and ended up marrying Lindy, considering how Lindy cheated her.
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Pro: Bai has a youthful adventure before she settles down to a comfortable life, and she gets to learn just a bit more about what was going on almost twenty years later.
Con: The story is too spread out in time and space, and none of the high-stakes issues gets resolved.
It was a little hard to believe she switched families and ended up marrying Lindy, considering how Lindy cheated her.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Paul McAuley Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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