★★★☆☆
(SF Epic) We follow this history of black people from prehistoric Ghana all the way to a lunar colony. (5,654 words; Time: 18m)
"The Migration Suite: A Study in C Sharp Minor," by Maurice Broaddus [bio] (edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas), appeared in Uncanny Magazine issue 29, published on July 2, 2019.
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Review: 2019.397 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Historically, it all seems to be quite accurate. A familiar tale of injustice but also of accomplishment. The future segment speaks of accomplishment free of injustice, which is a nice, optimistic note to end on.
Con: The speculative element is very small and confined to the last quarter of the story. All the rest is historical fiction.
It’s depressing to think racism will still be a big problem even when we’ve reached the point where travel to the moon and Mars is cheap and easy.
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Pro: Historically, it all seems to be quite accurate. A familiar tale of injustice but also of accomplishment. The future segment speaks of accomplishment free of injustice, which is a nice, optimistic note to end on.
Con: The speculative element is very small and confined to the last quarter of the story. All the rest is historical fiction.
It’s depressing to think racism will still be a big problem even when we’ve reached the point where travel to the moon and Mars is cheap and easy.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Maurice Broaddus Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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