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(Epidemic SF) A plague that turns people to stone is depopulating the planet, and the narrator has the job of incinerating the bodies. Weirdly, some of them scream. (5,692 words; Time: 18m)
"The Plague," by Yan Leisheng (translated by Andy Dudak, edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 167, published on August 1, 2020.
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The bad writing makes this story hard to read. The narration is intrusive, the dialogue is unnatural, and it opens with pages of infodump. Beyond that, every aspect of the silicon plague is scientifically ludicrous.
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The bad writing makes this story hard to read. The narration is intrusive, the dialogue is unnatural, and it opens with pages of infodump. Beyond that, every aspect of the silicon plague is scientifically ludicrous.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Yan Leisheng Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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