★★★☆☆
(SF Adventure) Someone from the Heavy Armor Squad comes down to rescue a few illegal colonists, and while they’re all hiding from the local wildlife he/she tells them some stories. (3,741 words; Time: 12m)
"Mutata Superesse," by Jason Fischer [bio] and Sean Williams [bio] (edited by Jonathan Strahan), appeared in Mission Critical (RSR review), published on August 15, 2019 by Solaris.
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Review: 2019.456 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: This tongue-in-cheek story tells about an over-talkative soldier spinning what might or might not be a tall tale to keep his/her charges quiet while they wait for rescue.
Con: I realize it’s a joke, but the bad science in the story really spoils it for me. For example, a poison whose effectiveness is “squared” every time someone teleports is nonsense. Worse, it highlights how the teleporting itself is just magic. And using leprosy to stop the pain seems like a really bad idea.
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Pro: This tongue-in-cheek story tells about an over-talkative soldier spinning what might or might not be a tall tale to keep his/her charges quiet while they wait for rescue.
Con: I realize it’s a joke, but the bad science in the story really spoils it for me. For example, a poison whose effectiveness is “squared” every time someone teleports is nonsense. Worse, it highlights how the teleporting itself is just magic. And using leprosy to stop the pain seems like a really bad idea.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Jason Fischer Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Sean Williams Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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