★★☆☆☆
(High Fantasy) An all-female cliffside colony spends much of its time fighting off all-male invasion forces. A woman born of rape decides to take the war back to the invaders. (5,261 words; Time: 17m)
"The Nameless," by Melissa Marr [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 01-02|20, published on January 7, 2020 by Spilogale Inc.
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Review: 2020.050 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The nameless narrator describes how Victoire, a child of rape, learns fighting so she can take the fight back to the “wolves,” the source of the men who keep attacking, but the consequences of that attempt are terrible.
There’s obviously a deeper message about men who won’t leave lesbians alone.
Con: The message here is too on-the-nose: women are good, men are bad, kill them all.
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Pro: The nameless narrator describes how Victoire, a child of rape, learns fighting so she can take the fight back to the “wolves,” the source of the men who keep attacking, but the consequences of that attempt are terrible.
There’s obviously a deeper message about men who won’t leave lesbians alone.
Con: The message here is too on-the-nose: women are good, men are bad, kill them all.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Melissa Marr Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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