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(SF Epic) A Spanish exoplanet specialist joins a team launching a probe to Ο Ceti and spends the rest of her career with it. (3,996 words; Time: 13m)
"Just a Guy and Some Aliens," by Michael Carroll [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 11-12|19, published on October 18, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.606 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The idea of sending a probe and transmitting the info back is a decent one. It’s also sensible that the aliens don’t have human DNA.
Con: The non-technical parts of the story just don’t seem to work. The dialogue is uneven, and the characters are all wooden. There’s way too many infodumps, and many of them are the as-you-know-Bob variety.
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Pro: The idea of sending a probe and transmitting the info back is a decent one. It’s also sensible that the aliens don’t have human DNA.
Con: The non-technical parts of the story just don’t seem to work. The dialogue is uneven, and the characters are all wooden. There’s way too many infodumps, and many of them are the as-you-know-Bob variety.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Michael Carroll Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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