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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
"Every Hopeless Thing" and "The Best Version of Yourself" were great. The rest not so much.
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A very nice issue, with mostly good stories :)
Every Hopeless Thing by Tia Tashiro - humanity has spread all over the Solar system. Sometimes scavengers come to Earth, a dead planet. One of them discovers something. This is the second story by Tia Tashiro I’ve read in Clarkesworld this year, and I want more. 4.6 stars.
I Will Meet You When the Artifacts End by Amal Singh - loss, hope, and love on a generation ship. Wonderful! 4.8 stars.
The Best Version of Yourself by Grant Collier - Do you want to be happy forever? This is a debut short story and a very creepy and interesting thought experiment. 3.8 stars.
Stellar Evolutions in Pop Idol Artistry by Em X. Liu - pop idols of the far future! Who do you want to be? 4.4 stars.
Aktis Aeliou, or The Machine of Margot’s Destruction by Natalia Theodoridou - you might suppose that this is a First Contact story. It is more than that, of course, and it is dark and magnificent. 4.6 stars.
The Happiness Institute by AnaMaria Curtis - philosophical and creepy story about happiness and the aftermath of war. 3.9 stars.
Born Outside by Polenth Blake - a scary and humane alien invasion story. 4.5 stars.
Every Hopeless Thing by Tia Tashiro - humanity has spread all over the Solar system. Sometimes scavengers come to Earth, a dead planet. One of them discovers something. This is the second story by Tia Tashiro I’ve read in Clarkesworld this year, and I want more. 4.6 stars.
I Will Meet You When the Artifacts End by Amal Singh - loss, hope, and love on a generation ship. Wonderful! 4.8 stars.
The Best Version of Yourself by Grant Collier - Do you want to be happy forever? This is a debut short story and a very creepy and interesting thought experiment. 3.8 stars.
Stellar Evolutions in Pop Idol Artistry by Em X. Liu - pop idols of the far future! Who do you want to be? 4.4 stars.
Aktis Aeliou, or The Machine of Margot’s Destruction by Natalia Theodoridou - you might suppose that this is a First Contact story. It is more than that, of course, and it is dark and magnificent. 4.6 stars.
The Happiness Institute by AnaMaria Curtis - philosophical and creepy story about happiness and the aftermath of war. 3.9 stars.
Born Outside by Polenth Blake - a scary and humane alien invasion story. 4.5 stars.
Every Hopless Thing - 4 stars
I Will Meet You When the Artifacts End - 3 stars
The Best Version of Yourselr - 3.5 stars
Stellar Evolutions in Pop Idol Artistry - 4 stars
Aktis Aeliou - 4.5 stars
The Happiness Institute - 2.5 stars
Born Outside - 4 stars
I Will Meet You When the Artifacts End - 3 stars
The Best Version of Yourselr - 3.5 stars
Stellar Evolutions in Pop Idol Artistry - 4 stars
Aktis Aeliou - 4.5 stars
The Happiness Institute - 2.5 stars
Born Outside - 4 stars
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A very good issue for July 2024
A good set of fiction and non-fiction entries this month. I highly recommend buying an issue to try it out and then subscribing if you like it'
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
For fiction I particularly liked
"The Best Version of Yourself"
"Stellar Evolutions in Pop Idol Artistry"
and
"Aktis Aeliou, or The Machine of Margot's Destruction"
For non-fiction I really liked
"Hive Minds and Drones: Bees Earthside in Futuristic Tech and Science Fiction" .
A good set of fiction and non-fiction entries this month. I highly recommend buying an issue to try it out and then subscribing if you like it'
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/
For fiction I particularly liked
"The Best Version of Yourself"
"Stellar Evolutions in Pop Idol Artistry"
and
"Aktis Aeliou, or The Machine of Margot's Destruction"
For non-fiction I really liked
"Hive Minds and Drones: Bees Earthside in Futuristic Tech and Science Fiction" .
