★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Colony) A vignette about what happens on a Venerean cloud colony when an old man dies in his sleep and those who love him come to bid him farewell. (2,524 words; Time: 08m)
"Venus in Bloom," by Lavie Tidhar [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 148, published on January 1, 2019.
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Review: 2019.052 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It shows us a slice of life on the cloud city, and that has a certain interest to it.
Con: There’s no plot and no action.
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Pro: It shows us a slice of life on the cloud city, and that has a certain interest to it.
Con: There’s no plot and no action.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Lavie Tidhar Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
A glimpse at some interesting world-building, but that's all we get.
ReplyDeleteIt's almost like he's exploring the idea of writing a longer story in the setting.
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