★★★☆☆ Average
(Fantasy SF) Dying from his war injury, Duke spends his last days with his grandparents on their farm trying to help them keep the farm robots working. But they’re falling apart just like he is. (6,639 words; Time: 22m)
"Ironheart," by Jonathan Maberry [bio] (edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe), appeared in Robots vs. Fairies (RSR review), published on January 9, 2018 by Saga Press.
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Review: 2018.141 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: This is about Duke’s struggle to leave something behind for his grandparents after he’s gone. It’s sad and sweet.
Con: It starts off as an SF story, but turns into a fantasy piece when his blood magically “heals” the FarmBoy robot.
I don’t see why an artificial heart would require someone to take lots of pills. Transplants do, but artificial organs don’t.
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Pro: This is about Duke’s struggle to leave something behind for his grandparents after he’s gone. It’s sad and sweet.
Con: It starts off as an SF story, but turns into a fantasy piece when his blood magically “heals” the FarmBoy robot.
I don’t see why an artificial heart would require someone to take lots of pills. Transplants do, but artificial organs don’t.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Jonathan Maberry Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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