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4.0
I enjoyed Kary English's short story Totaled, but Flight of the Kikayon is a tale that knocks it out of the park.
Flight of the Kikayon was a finalist for Writers of the Future (which is a sure shot for good fiction, by the way. If you're looking for some of best writing in the genre, you can't go wrong with a collection of the winners of Writers of the Future), and it has all the elements of a good story that just happens to be in a science fiction setting. There's the abusive spouse, the loving mother trying to escape and provide a future for her child, and the clone that understands better than...wait, what? It's clever, touching, intelligent, and hits all the beats of a great story, including a great twist (or two).
It's what I like about good science fiction--a story with heart in a world just beyond tomorrow.
English is new to science fiction, and I can't wait to see what her career holds. I'm putting her on my finalist list for both the Hugo for short story and the Campbell award.
Flight of the Kikayon was a finalist for Writers of the Future (which is a sure shot for good fiction, by the way. If you're looking for some of best writing in the genre, you can't go wrong with a collection of the winners of Writers of the Future), and it has all the elements of a good story that just happens to be in a science fiction setting. There's the abusive spouse, the loving mother trying to escape and provide a future for her child, and the clone that understands better than...wait, what? It's clever, touching, intelligent, and hits all the beats of a great story, including a great twist (or two).
It's what I like about good science fiction--a story with heart in a world just beyond tomorrow.
English is new to science fiction, and I can't wait to see what her career holds. I'm putting her on my finalist list for both the Hugo for short story and the Campbell award.
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