Something in the Air, by Carolyn Ives Gilman

[Anthology]

★☆☆☆☆

(SF Fantasy) Suppose there were a star system where quantum entanglement operated on a grand scale. Three researchers explore a planet that seems to keep changing based on what they want to find. (9,153 words; Time: 30m)

On the Shores of Ligeia, by Carolyn Ives Gilman

[Lightspeed]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(SF Adventure) When Seth’s boss breaks her leg, he’s called in at the last minute to narrate the live feed from the Titan probe. (7,214 words; Time: 24m)

We Will Be All Right, by Carolyn Ives Gilman

[Lightspeed]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Apocalypse) A sexually-transmitted disease has killed off most of the male population, but a mother is willing to do anything to protect her son. (929 words; Time: 03m)

Umbernight, by Carolyn Ives Gilman

[Clarkesworld]

★★★☆☆ Mixed

(SF Colony Adventure) The colonists on Dust usually hunker down for their years-long winter, especially when the companion star, Umber, blasts the surface with radiation, but a critical package from Earth needs to be retrieved now. (18,059 words; Time: 1h:00m)

Recommended By: 🏆Locus+2 🏆Readers+0 🏆Sturgeon+2 📙NClarke+2 📙RHorton+2 👍GDozois.r+1 👍GTognetti+2 👍JMcGregor+2 👍STomaino+2 (Q&A)

Touring with the Alien, by Carolyn Ives Gilman

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(SF) Months after mysterious aliens scattered their spacecraft across North America, no one has a clue what they want. Avery knows what one of them wants, though: it wants a tour. (11,819 words; Time: 39m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended

Recommended By: GDozois:5 RHorton:4 NClarke JStrahan