★★★☆☆
(Slipstream) Geon is a monster who’ll swallow the sun one day, but for now he lives on the outskirts of town and helps the fire department. (2,006 words; Time: 06m)
"Seed and Cinder," by Jei D. Marcade [bio] (edited by Katharine Duckett), appeared in Uncanny Magazine issue 30, published on September 3, 2019.
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Review: 2019.527 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: I enjoyed Geon’s interactions with Kyoseong. And the slipstream humor is amusing.
Con: I’m not really sure what happened here. Did Geon make Kyoseong immortal to save him from the fire? Or did he kill him to spare him from burning to death?
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Pro: I enjoyed Geon’s interactions with Kyoseong. And the slipstream humor is amusing.
Con: I’m not really sure what happened here. Did Geon make Kyoseong immortal to save him from the fire? Or did he kill him to spare him from burning to death?
Other Reviews: Search Web
Jei D. Marcade Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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