★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Planetary SF) In which we learn how a wealthy heiress developed a colony on Titan and what became of it in later years. (6,269 words; Time: 20m)
"Swear Not by the Moon," by Seanan McGuire [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Infinity's End (RSR review), published on July 12, 2018 by Solaris.
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Review: 2018.614 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The setting is interesting, and the descriptions are colorful.
Con: The basic plot is very simple: heiress gets kidnapped, but mom beats up the security guard and makes him reveal her location. The rest of it is infodumps and lectures.
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Pro: The setting is interesting, and the descriptions are colorful.
Con: The basic plot is very simple: heiress gets kidnapped, but mom beats up the security guard and makes him reveal her location. The rest of it is infodumps and lectures.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Seanan McGuire Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
Reprinted online at Lightspeed 131 (Apr 2021): https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/swear-not-by-the-moon/
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