★★★☆☆
(Robot Apocalypse) No one knows where the robots came from, but they wiped out civilization in a month, and no one could lay a finger on them. Except for one person. (4,869 words; Time: 16m)
Recommended By: 👍STomaino+1 (Q&A)
"The Legend of Wolfgang Robotkiller," by Alex Irvine [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 07-08|19, published on July 2, 2019 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2019.392 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It makes the post-apocalyptic world very real, and it raises the excellent question whether it spoils a good story if the hero is actually a real person.
Con: It’s very depressing reading about the last human survivors being methodically hunted down and killed, and Jason isn’t trying to do anything but survive in a situation that’s hopeless.
And why isn’t anyone else doing what Wolfgang does?
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Pro: It makes the post-apocalyptic world very real, and it raises the excellent question whether it spoils a good story if the hero is actually a real person.
Con: It’s very depressing reading about the last human survivors being methodically hunted down and killed, and Jason isn’t trying to do anything but survive in a situation that’s hopeless.
And why isn’t anyone else doing what Wolfgang does?
Other Reviews: Search Web
Alex Irvine Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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Thanks, I've updated this review and the spreadsheet.
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