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A review by kittyg
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 113 by Rachel Swirsky, An Owomoyela, Fran Wilde, Michael Poore, Neil Clarke, Ted Kosmatka, Paul McAuley, Dan Koboldt, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Chris Urie, Nick Wolven, Kim Stanley Robinson
4.0
This issue was a lot of fun in my opinion. I think that whilst I don't always adore all of the stories, this one was more interesting to me overall than the previous one.
Stories I enjoyed a lot:
The Fixer - this was a story about a sentient AI, something I've seen a lot of recently, but it worked well and was nicely written - 3*s
In The Midst of Life - a story about a cult-like society hiding away and doing all sorts of peculiar things. Told in the form of a diary - 3.5*s
Between Dragons and Their Wrath - a story involving dragons always sells itself to me if it's done well and this one was interesting and fun to read - 4*s
Blood Dauber - A really interesting look at a zoo worker and the way he interacts with the new worker whilst also discovering a new insect and breeding it. - 4*s
Mercurial - a fun story which felt very sci-fi and futuristic, but had a gritty detective element to it too. I can't wait to try more of Kim's work in the future as he seems pretty great - 4*s
and for Non-Fiction:
Six Quirks of the Human Genome - which spoke about various interesting snippets of science we know about genes - 3*s
There were a couple of other non-fiction and fiction stories which I won't mention as they didn't get higher than a 2*s from me, but the majority of this was really good.
Looking forward to next month's issue!
Stories I enjoyed a lot:
The Fixer - this was a story about a sentient AI, something I've seen a lot of recently, but it worked well and was nicely written - 3*s
In The Midst of Life - a story about a cult-like society hiding away and doing all sorts of peculiar things. Told in the form of a diary - 3.5*s
Between Dragons and Their Wrath - a story involving dragons always sells itself to me if it's done well and this one was interesting and fun to read - 4*s
Blood Dauber - A really interesting look at a zoo worker and the way he interacts with the new worker whilst also discovering a new insect and breeding it. - 4*s
Mercurial - a fun story which felt very sci-fi and futuristic, but had a gritty detective element to it too. I can't wait to try more of Kim's work in the future as he seems pretty great - 4*s
and for Non-Fiction:
Six Quirks of the Human Genome - which spoke about various interesting snippets of science we know about genes - 3*s
There were a couple of other non-fiction and fiction stories which I won't mention as they didn't get higher than a 2*s from me, but the majority of this was really good.
Looking forward to next month's issue!