★★★☆☆ Average
(SF Thriller) Hiding from the intelligence agency he used to work for, the narrator attends a therapy group that uses 19th-Century technology to study unusual organisms. But one of the other attendees seems to know too much about him. (4,620 words; Time: 15m)
"The Abundance," by Andy Dudak [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 05-06|19, published on April 30, 2019 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2019.280 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: A big part of the story is learning just what crimes Hadi has committed and seeing how he comes to terms with himself. Just because he has been a killer, does that means he must always be one? This is well done.
Con: The ending seems to come too easily. Dierdre forces Hadi to listen to his old names, he remembers his past, and after that it’s all good. He hooks up with Dierdre, and they head off into the sunset.
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Pro: A big part of the story is learning just what crimes Hadi has committed and seeing how he comes to terms with himself. Just because he has been a killer, does that means he must always be one? This is well done.
Con: The ending seems to come too easily. Dierdre forces Hadi to listen to his old names, he remembers his past, and after that it’s all good. He hooks up with Dierdre, and they head off into the sunset.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Andy Dudak Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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