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A review by beccagomezfarrell
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May/June 2017 by Marissa Lingen, Dave Creek, Bond Elam, Bill Pronzini, Joe Pitkin, Jay Werkheiser, Ken Brady, Phoebe Barton, Igor Teper, Howard V. Hendrix, Julie Nováková, Stanley Schmidt, Gord Sellar, Bud Sparhawk, Barry N. Malzberg, Eric Choi, Manny Frishberg, Michael Carroll, Dominica Phetteplace, Lavie Tidhar, Trevor Quachri, Edd Vick, Sam Schreiber
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Stories of note (to me): The Girls with Kaleidoscope Eyes by Howard V. Hendrix is a story of intrigue potentially about computers reproducing themselves in human bodies. Wish it didn't end on that cliffhanger, but I also fully understand why it did.
To See the Elephant by Julie Novakova is an emotionally engaging piece about a connection with an elephant going through a rough time - a mental connection via neural link.
Seven Ways to Fall in Love With An Astronaut by Dominica Phetteplace chronicles a romance in bloom, even its seasons of non-growth, between an astronaut and a botanist.
The Speed of Faith in Vacuum by Igor Teper is about a colony planet's belief in the Immortals, and what happens when the Immortals actually do come. I'm a sucker for religious belief explorations.
Our Religious Conversion, a poem by Ken Poyner, ends with a sharp point in its last lines.
Good issue!
To See the Elephant by Julie Novakova is an emotionally engaging piece about a connection with an elephant going through a rough time - a mental connection via neural link.
Seven Ways to Fall in Love With An Astronaut by Dominica Phetteplace chronicles a romance in bloom, even its seasons of non-growth, between an astronaut and a botanist.
The Speed of Faith in Vacuum by Igor Teper is about a colony planet's belief in the Immortals, and what happens when the Immortals actually do come. I'm a sucker for religious belief explorations.
Our Religious Conversion, a poem by Ken Poyner, ends with a sharp point in its last lines.
Good issue!