The Mrs. Innocents, by Ian R. MacLeod

[Asimov's]

★★☆☆☆

(Alternate History) In which we visit an alternate 1940 where there were no world wars, and Europe enjoys peace and prosperity. (11,395 words; Time: 37m)

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The Memory Artist, by Ian R. MacLeod

[Asimov's]

★★★★☆ Memorable.

(Space Opera; Breathmoss) She created works that once made her wealthy and famous, but now she lives in a hovel in a junkyard, and can barely remember how she got there. (13,438 words; Time: 44m)

The Fall of the House of Kepler, by Ian R. MacLeod

[Anthology]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(SF Fantasy) A future intelligent space probe meets the ancient Kepler space probe to share information. (1,654 words; Time: 05m)

This is loosely inspired by “The Fall of the House of Usher,” by Edger Allan Poe, there’s no need to be familiar with that story to appreciate this one.Although this was originally published in the UK in 2017, the first US Publication was in March 2018, so it should be eligible for the 2019 Hugo Awards at the 2019 WorldCon, to be held in Dublin.

Ephemera, by Ian R. MacLeod

[Asimov's]

★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Post-Apocalypse) 1,000 years after the final war, the robot overseer of a repository of knowledge on an asteroid at the Earth-Moon L4 point finally gets a message from Earth. (12,313 words; Time: 41m)

The Wisdom of the Group, by Ian R. MacLeod

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(Near-future SF) Samuel’s trading group makes a fortune from their predictions. Something troubling happened in the gestalt this morning, though, and he needs to find out what it meant. (8,996 words; Time: 29m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The Visitor from Taured, by Ian R. MacLeod

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(Near-Future Hard SF) Lita learned Rob's obsession with alternate universes in college, but waning interest in science made it hard for him to explore it. (8,970 words; Time: 29m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Award-Worthy

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