★★★☆☆
(Alien SF) Tristar drifts between the stars looking for things they can scavenge, so a dead space whale is ideal—other than having to share it. (2,313 words; Time: 07m)
"The Whale Fall at the End of the Universe," by Cameron Van Sant [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 162, published on March 1, 2020.
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Pro: It’s a pretty good account of how Tristar took advantage of the dead whale, made friends with Hunter, and fought off the beast that wanted to eat them.
Con: An alien protagonist in an alien environment is the hardest kind of story to pull off because it’s so hard for the reader to identify with anything.
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Pro: It’s a pretty good account of how Tristar took advantage of the dead whale, made friends with Hunter, and fought off the beast that wanted to eat them.
Con: An alien protagonist in an alien environment is the hardest kind of story to pull off because it’s so hard for the reader to identify with anything.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Cameron Van Sant Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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