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Rating based solely on this story:"Solace" by James Van Pelt. A starship is making the 4,000 year trip to Zeta Reticulata, and a 19th century mechanic is trying to live through a bad high-country Colorado winter. An awkward story, but sort-of works. 2.6 stars. Here's the Crystal generator house, featured in the story, in better weather:https://www.flickr.com/photos/snowpea...“Tyche and the Ants” by Hannu Rajaniemi. Skimmed and abandoned. I usually like Rajaniemi's stuff, but not this one.Done wi...
I listened to this while on the go, which might have been a mistake as I found myself tearing up at the busstop. It is a slow build but a very satisfying story. At first I thought the story was kind of boring and a bit ordinary, but as it build I found myself getting more and more invested in both the story and the characters. I wanted to know their story. Read my full review: http://www.mackat.dk/book/2015/05/mrs...
Several of these stories were unique, imaginative, and fun. I usually come for the fiction, but even the articles were well-written and memorable.
Another great issue of Clarkesworld. “The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies” was… strange but really interesting (although I feel I should know more of modern physics to fully appreciate it…), “For the Love of Sylvia City” is a short post-apocalyptic story, the sad and moving “Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Commit Suicide Tonight” has a plot often leading to unexpected points (well, at least to me…) and sure the best China sf I've read so far on Clarkesworld (again: imho!), “Solace” too is a great stor...
Finished this a while back.Original fiction:"The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies" by Matthew Kressel - an utterly sublime story about beings who tend to universes like things in a garden."For the Love of Sylvia City" by Andrea M. Pawley - great dark story of those who have taken refuge under the ocean from the wars that consume those who live landside."Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Commit Suicide Tonight" by A Que - this one tore me up. An old woman asks her domestic robot to help her kill herself,
I liked LW31 much more than I ever liked Bicentenial Man.Podcast here http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio...
originally posted at: http://thebookplank.blogspot.com/2015...When I was first presented with Jean Le Flambeur series of Hannu Rajaniemi I thought they were daunting to read and to be compeltely honest I had a ehh? moment more than once. Hannu Rajaniemi has very lively imagination that he isn't afraid to show in his stories. Somethings might be seen as bizar but in the face of Science Fiction, it fits. Science Fiction is about breaking new grounds and this is precisely what Hannu Rajaniemi does,...
I adored the story "Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Commit Suicide Tonight" by A Que in this issue. A familiar kind of story, but still managed to be touching. The other stories in the issue seemed familiar to me in general plot though without engaging me in any particular way. They weren't poor, but didn't stand out as favorties either.
Mrs. Griffin Prepares to Commit Suicide Tonight was the highlight for me in this issue because I got a bit teary eyed at the end.
loved stories:"The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies" by Matthew Kressel http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kress..."For the Love of Sylvia City" by Andrea M. Pawleyhttp://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pawle..."Ossuary" by IAN MUNESHWARhttp://clarkesworldmagazine.com/munes..."Tyche and the Ants"by HANNU RAJANIEMIhttp://clarkesworldmagazine.com/rajan...
This is for Solace by James Van Pelt -- this was a beautiful story.
I read this at the suggestion of Kim, and absolutely adored it. It's a beautiful, bittersweet read that had me a little teary by the time I reached the last section. The worldbuilding is surprisingly deep for such a short story: there's a lot of little background details that paint a picture of how this future earth is like without being in your face or giving paragraphs of description. The characters are fantastic, even though we get a very short glimpse of Mrs. Griffin and her amazing robot I
