A review by triscuit807
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, December 2015 by Catherine Wells, Bud Sparhawk, Edward M. Lerner, Brendan DuBois, Trevor Quachri, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Bill Johnson

5.0

This is a novella published in Analog, Dec 2015. It's a sequel to the novel "Beyond the Gates" although it can be read as a standalone. It's a First Contact story between the Thinking Ones and human colonists on the planet Dray. Truth be told, I'm a sucker for First Contact stories. This one is a nicely original take on the subgenre. I really want to read more. I read this for my Hugo nominations. It's on my list.