★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
(Exploration SF) A starship checks out a peculiar star in another spiral arm, which may hold the first traces ever found of an advanced civilization. (15,227 words; Time: 50m)
"Vault," by Robert R. Chase [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 07-08|19, published on June 15, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.347 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The science in the story seems to be pretty well researched. I particularly liked it that they sent an unmanned probe before sending a crewed ship.
Con: The story overwhelming consists of infodumps, one after another, intermixed with unnatural, as-you-know-Bob dialogue.
Up to the discovery of the alien cube on the surface of Planet Snowball, the story is aimless and dull. That’s just before the 50% mark.
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Pro: The science in the story seems to be pretty well researched. I particularly liked it that they sent an unmanned probe before sending a crewed ship.
Con: The story overwhelming consists of infodumps, one after another, intermixed with unnatural, as-you-know-Bob dialogue.
Up to the discovery of the alien cube on the surface of Planet Snowball, the story is aimless and dull. That’s just before the 50% mark.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Robert R. Chase Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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