Nic and Viv's Compulsory Courtship, by Will McIntosh

[Asimov's]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(SF Drama) When the city AI sets Viv up with her “ideal partner,” Viv points out she’s already engaged. But the AI won’t take “no” for an answer. (17,535 words; Time: 58m)

Recommended By: 👍STomaino+1 (Q&A)

What Is Eve?, by Will McIntosh

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★★★★★ Clever plot with great characters

(YA SF) Ben’s parents send him to a special camp for gifted students, but the camp rules are very strange and one of his classmates is so weird he wonders if she’s from another planet. (10,145 words; Time: 33m)

Soulmates.com, by Will McIntosh

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(Near-Future SF) Daniel, a lonely grad student in Athens, Georgia, meets the girl of his dreams through an online matching service. Now if he can just get her to meet in person . . . (15,412 words; Time: 51m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Surprisingly Tense and Emotional

Lost: Mind, by Will McIntosh

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(SF) Before Mimi dies from Alzheimer's, Walter gets her an illegal consciousness transfer done in India. Then all he has to do is sneak the copy back into the US. (9,502 words; Time: 31m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Tense, Clever, and Moving

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The Savannah Liars Tour, by Will McIntosh

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(Urban Fantasy) In the near future, Ben uses cryosleep for a side-effect: while he's under, he can meet his dead wife. Trouble is, he has a new wife. (4,122 words; Time: 13m)

Rating: ★★★★☆ Recommended

Recommended By: SFRevu:4 GDozois:4 RHorton:4

Dancing With A Stranger In The Land Of Nod, by Will McIntosh

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(SF) Following a plague that paralyzed most of the population, Teale takes her family out of what's left of Denver to find a better place to care for them. (4,500 words; Time: 15m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆, Average

A Thousand Nights Till Morning, by Will McIntosh

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Aliens conquer the Earth, but a psychiatrist from our Mars colony manages to make things worse. (29,000 words; Time: 1h:36m)

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended