★★★☆☆
(Medical SF) When Wayne inherits the family fortune, he learns millions have been spent to provide dreams to his sister who’s been in a coma 20 years. Before he pulls the plug, he goes to check it out. (6,084 words; Time: 20m)
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"Ithaca," by Brad Aiken [bio] and Rick Wilber [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 05-06|20, published on April 23, 2020 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2020.258 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Okay, this is really a horror piece with a great twist in it. Beyond that, it does a good job of establishing what a weak person Wayne is and how his sister overshadowed him most of his life.
Con: The long discussions about baseball were really dull.
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Pro: Okay, this is really a horror piece with a great twist in it. Beyond that, it does a good job of establishing what a weak person Wayne is and how his sister overshadowed him most of his life.
Con: The long discussions about baseball were really dull.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Brad Aiken Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Rick Wilber Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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