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(Virtual Reality) The narrator wants to visit her own past to try to make her life better, but all she has to work with is a simulation of the past. (3,700 words; Time: 12m)
"The Universe Within the Universe," by Dominica Phetteplace [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 07-08|19, published on June 15, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.373 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: I sort of liked the broad idea, that our universe itself might be a simulation and so generating our own simulations might get the attention of the people running it.
Con: Persistent intrusive narration and unnatural dialogue spoil this story.
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Pro: I sort of liked the broad idea, that our universe itself might be a simulation and so generating our own simulations might get the attention of the people running it.
Con: Persistent intrusive narration and unnatural dialogue spoil this story.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Dominica Phetteplace Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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