★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Dark Fantasy) The Pro-Am All-Bohemian Invitational competition for the best skinwalkers is just starting, but there’s an unexpected extra contestant at the last minute. (4,802 words; Time: 16m)
"The Skinwalkers Ball," by Hammond Diehl [bio] (edited by Jane Crowley and Kate Dollarhyde), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 03/04/19, published on March 4, 2019.
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Review: 2019.168 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The descriptions are very colorful, and the trap is very effective.
Con: The descriptions go on for way too long, it’s not clear who the narrator is (Death?), and there’s no tension at all. It's not even clear whom to root for, if anyone.
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Pro: The descriptions are very colorful, and the trap is very effective.
Con: The descriptions go on for way too long, it’s not clear who the narrator is (Death?), and there’s no tension at all. It's not even clear whom to root for, if anyone.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Hammond Diehl Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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