★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention
(Dark Fantasy) Don Jacinto flees when he gets a letter from his crazy brother, not wanting to get involved in his quest to wake a supposed sleeping god. (11,573 words; Time: 38m)
Recommended By: 👍GTognetti+1 (Q&A)
"As The Shore To The Tides, So Blood Calls To Blood," by Karlo Yeager Rodriguez [bio] (edited by Scott H. Andrews), appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies issue 301, published on April 2, 2020.
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Review: 2020.210 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: The best part is the dramatic ending, although the setup and backstory are both interesting.
Although the Jemmites are pretty awful religious fanatics, their behavior makes a lot more sense if you believe they really are working to prevent the end of the world.
Con: The side stories recounting the mythology and the story (prophecy?) of the two brothers went on for too long. Another problem is that when we reach the end, we seem to have been rooting for the bad guys all along.
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Pro: The best part is the dramatic ending, although the setup and backstory are both interesting.
Although the Jemmites are pretty awful religious fanatics, their behavior makes a lot more sense if you believe they really are working to prevent the end of the world.
Con: The side stories recounting the mythology and the story (prophecy?) of the two brothers went on for too long. Another problem is that when we reach the end, we seem to have been rooting for the bad guys all along.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Karlo Yeager Rodriguez Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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