★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention
(Colony SF) Wind does construction work on top of the dome of the Alpha Centauri colony. It’s a hard life, it’s dangerous work, and she’s been at it for ten year. And then something happens. (5,261 words; Time: 17m)
"Astroboy and Wind," by Joe M. McDermott [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 09-10|19, published on August 16, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.483 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: This story makes the Alpha Centauri colony seem so real, I find myself wanting to read more stories about it. Wind and Astroboy both become solid, 3D characters, and I’m happy they’re going to at least keep each other company.
Con: The setting is so large the story is lost inside it. The stakes are really, really low: a few people leverage the death of their friend to get better jobs. And we don’t even know if that worked.
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Pro: This story makes the Alpha Centauri colony seem so real, I find myself wanting to read more stories about it. Wind and Astroboy both become solid, 3D characters, and I’m happy they’re going to at least keep each other company.
Con: The setting is so large the story is lost inside it. The stakes are really, really low: a few people leverage the death of their friend to get better jobs. And we don’t even know if that worked.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Joe M. McDermott Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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