★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
(Modern Fantasy) Harald and Solveig have been studying trolls for years, even though lost their son to them a few years back. When they find a feral child living with trolls, they can’t help but wonder if it’s their son. (4,354 words; Time: 14m)
"Feral Attachments at Kulle Bland Bergen," by T.S. Mcadams (edited by Scott H. Andrews), appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies issue 265, published on November 15, 2018.
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Review: 2018.679 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The idea of a scientific mission studying trolls is amusing. The couple desperately wanting their child back is heartbreaking and understandable.
Con: The author fails to control tense. The story slips awkwardly between past and present tense for no obvious reason. That, all by itself, is a fatal flaw.
After capturing the boy, they never considered getting him to a medical institution. That’s incomprehensible behavior for scientists.
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Pro: The idea of a scientific mission studying trolls is amusing. The couple desperately wanting their child back is heartbreaking and understandable.
Con: The author fails to control tense. The story slips awkwardly between past and present tense for no obvious reason. That, all by itself, is a fatal flaw.
After capturing the boy, they never considered getting him to a medical institution. That’s incomprehensible behavior for scientists.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 265)
T.S. Mcadams Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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