★★★☆☆
(Horror) A group of faming families gathers to make their last stand against an attack they know is coming. (978 words; Time: 03m)
"Last Orders in the Green Lane," by Stephen O'Donnell [bio] (edited by Vanessa Rose Phin), appeared in Strange Horizons issue 07/06/20, published on July 6, 2020.
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Review: 2020.371 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It’s got plenty of atmosphere. It’s very short, but as it unrolls, the tension gradually gets higher and higher as we wonder what the heck is coming. At first, I thought it was just someone coming to repossess their farms, but when the city lights go out, we know it’s something much worse.
Con: But we never find out if it’s aliens or monsters. But for the last paragraph, the whole thing could be mainstream.
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Pro: It’s got plenty of atmosphere. It’s very short, but as it unrolls, the tension gradually gets higher and higher as we wonder what the heck is coming. At first, I thought it was just someone coming to repossess their farms, but when the city lights go out, we know it’s something much worse.
Con: But we never find out if it’s aliens or monsters. But for the last paragraph, the whole thing could be mainstream.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Stephen O'Donnell Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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