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A review by sashas_books
Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 199 by Octavia Cade, Priya Sridhar, Neil Clarke, Arley Sorg, Andrea Kriz, L Chan, Shi Heiyao, Rajan Khanna, R.T. Ester, Gregory Feeley, Nick Thomas
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
This issue was a mixed bag, and it was slightly too mixed for a higher rating than 3.
Re/Union by L Chan – We are in a future that doesn’t feel far off. You can have a family dinner with preprogrammed digital ghosts. Rotten family dynamics surface, just like every time… and then lovely magic happens. A beautiful story, 4.8 stars.
There are Art-makers, Dreamers of Dreams, and Then There are AIs by Andrea Kriz – What would a post-generative AI art scene look like? What would an aspiring artist’s life be like? The author asks interesting questions. I liked the characters, the humans and the AIs. The story ended too abruptly. 4 stars.
Rake the Leaves by R.T. Ester – I like weird stuff, but this story was too disjointed and half-baked. Alternative realities, messed-up timelines, hidden messages, sinister conspiracies, yada yada yada. I got a headache, 2 stars.
Keeper of the Code by Nick Thomas – Your AI is a god, your planet is a sanctuary… But what about all those left behind, ages ago? 3.9 stars.
Happiness by Octavia Cade – a philosophical thingy about life and happiness, in which readers choose their own path through the story. Sorry, it wasn’t my cup of tea. 2 stars.
Stranger Shores by Gregory Feeley – post-humans, humans, and post-AI’s are doing their thing in the Solar system. I’ve read this many times before. 3 stars.
The Librarian and the Robot by Shi Heiyao – I love stories about libraries and librarians (of course I do!), but this one left me cold. It’s possible something got lost in translation. 2.9 stars.
Voices Singing in the Void by Rajan Khanna – abandoned AIs get lonely. Boring. 2 stars.
Re/Union by L Chan – We are in a future that doesn’t feel far off. You can have a family dinner with preprogrammed digital ghosts. Rotten family dynamics surface, just like every time… and then lovely magic happens. A beautiful story, 4.8 stars.
There are Art-makers, Dreamers of Dreams, and Then There are AIs by Andrea Kriz – What would a post-generative AI art scene look like? What would an aspiring artist’s life be like? The author asks interesting questions. I liked the characters, the humans and the AIs. The story ended too abruptly. 4 stars.
Rake the Leaves by R.T. Ester – I like weird stuff, but this story was too disjointed and half-baked. Alternative realities, messed-up timelines, hidden messages, sinister conspiracies, yada yada yada. I got a headache, 2 stars.
Keeper of the Code by Nick Thomas – Your AI is a god, your planet is a sanctuary… But what about all those left behind, ages ago? 3.9 stars.
Happiness by Octavia Cade – a philosophical thingy about life and happiness, in which readers choose their own path through the story. Sorry, it wasn’t my cup of tea. 2 stars.
Stranger Shores by Gregory Feeley – post-humans, humans, and post-AI’s are doing their thing in the Solar system. I’ve read this many times before. 3 stars.
The Librarian and the Robot by Shi Heiyao – I love stories about libraries and librarians (of course I do!), but this one left me cold. It’s possible something got lost in translation. 2.9 stars.
Voices Singing in the Void by Rajan Khanna – abandoned AIs get lonely. Boring. 2 stars.