★★★☆☆
(Modern Fantasy) When Ahura Yazda moved to Canada, he brought a host of mythical beasts with him—even though some of them are dangerous. (4,989 words; Time: 16m)
"Ahura Yazda, the Great Extraordinary," by Senaa Ahmad [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 110, published on July 1, 2019.
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Review: 2019.404 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Presumably the story is about letting things go. The shadhavar is clearly too dangerous to keep around, but the other creatures really don’t belong either.
Con: He has no real agency in this story. The creatures make their own decision and he simply abides by it. This makes for dull reading.
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Pro: Presumably the story is about letting things go. The shadhavar is clearly too dangerous to keep around, but the other creatures really don’t belong either.
Con: He has no real agency in this story. The creatures make their own decision and he simply abides by it. This makes for dull reading.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Senaa Ahmad Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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