(Fantasy Adventure) Nev has been in hiding for eight years, so when some men offer him too good a deal to sell their fish, he suspects a trap. (6,835 words; Time: 22m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
Showing posts with label Kameron Hurley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kameron Hurley. Show all posts
Monday, September 25, 2017
Friday, September 8, 2017
Tumbledown, by Kameron Hurley
(SF Adventure) If Sarai and Khulan can’t get the vaccine to Batbayer settlement, the whole colony may perish from the plague. (8,737 words; Time: 29m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Warped Passages, by Kameron Hurley
(Generation Ship SF) The Fleet was still a few generations from the target star when the anomalies hit and stranded it in space. The narrator may just be a kid, but he/she has a plan to escape. (5,707 words; Time: 19m)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Needs Improvement
Sunday, August 14, 2016
The War of Heroes, by Kameron Hurley
(SF) The "Heroes" are gradually destroying Yousra's world, but she finds a way to use a castrated prisoner to fight back.
(8,595 words)
Rating: 3,
Unremarkable
Although this story is a reprint, it originally appeared in 2016 Patreon posting, so it's eligible for the 2017 Hugo Awards.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
The Plague Givers, by Kameron Hurley
(Fantasy) Thirty years ago, Bet beat the best sorcerer in the world, but at such cost she's been in hiding ever since. Now the plague hunters need her help again, but something seems very wrong. (10,822 words; Time: 36m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
Recommended By: RHorton:5Sunday, December 6, 2015
Body Politic, by Kameron Hurley
Rating: ★★☆☆☆, Not Recommended
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Elephants and Corpses, by Kameron Hurley
Tor.com, May 13, 2015; 6,828 words
Rating: 3, Good, ordinary, story Recommended By: io9
Rating: 3, Good, ordinary, story Recommended By: io9
Nev can jump to bodies of the freshly dead, or to bodies he keeps on ice, but his latest acquisition causes no end of trouble.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: Somewhat grisly concept, but done well. Great description of him bringing a dead body back to life. Cool discovery at the end that a body's soul only survives death if someone loves it.
Con: The tale feels a bit unfinished. The Temple is just going to come after them again. It's also a little odd that Tera didn't say "hey, this is my sister" right at the start.
Con: The tale feels a bit unfinished. The Temple is just going to come after them again. It's also a little odd that Tera didn't say "hey, this is my sister" right at the start.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
The Light Brigade, by Kameron Hurley
Lightspeed Magazine, November 2015; 5,283words
Rating: 3, Good, ordinary, story
The narrator is a soldier in a far-future army that transports soldiers by turning them into beams of light. But he has funny visions when he's a light beam, and he's starting to question the whole war.
Rating: 3, Good, ordinary, story
The narrator is a soldier in a far-future army that transports soldiers by turning them into beams of light. But he has funny visions when he's a light beam, and he's starting to question the whole war.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: There really is a story arc here. Our hero starts off wanting to "be on the side of light." By the end, he achieves that. The story makes ruined Earth seem very real. It's cute that the "aliens" turn out to just be other human beings who lived apart for a few centuries.
Con: "The Corporations" are a paper villain, and the political message is stronger than it ought to be. It's not at all clear why it's worth transmitting ordinary soldiers as beams of light. Why wouldn't you send robots?
Con: "The Corporations" are a paper villain, and the political message is stronger than it ought to be. It's not at all clear why it's worth transmitting ordinary soldiers as beams of light. Why wouldn't you send robots?
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