★★★☆☆
(Alternate History) In a 1956 America where Roosevelt is still president and life has been transformed by alien technology discovered before the war, a very special investigator looks into a murder. (9,226 words; Time: 30m)
"The Disintegration Loops," by Ray Nayler [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 11-12|19, published on October 18, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.620 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Most of the fun in the story is learning how their world differs from ours. How the alien technology so dramatically changed the course of history.
The mystery itself is interesting, and Sylvia’s glimpses of the past just make it more mysterious.
Con: Sylvia doesn’t solve the mystery. Alvin does (if we believe him) and then explains it all to her.
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Pro: Most of the fun in the story is learning how their world differs from ours. How the alien technology so dramatically changed the course of history.
The mystery itself is interesting, and Sylvia’s glimpses of the past just make it more mysterious.
Con: Sylvia doesn’t solve the mystery. Alvin does (if we believe him) and then explains it all to her.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Ray Nayler Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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