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gen_wolfhailstorm 's review for:
The Necessary Arthur
by Garth Nix
Another free to read Tor short story, and the first one I picked up this year, it had to be a Nix one (he's a favourite of mine).
Available here: https://www.tor.com/2020/07/08/the-necessary-arthur-garth-nix/
This was an interesting but weird one. There was a lot in it that could have worked and I liked this whole idea of this strange game and our main character being in the archaeological field (I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was younger) but I feel like the old vibe feel of it, mixed with the present and a very futuristic influence didn't mesh too well and I feel like there was a lot in it that felt a bit too rushed and could have been explained better had it been longer.
When I realised I was getting to the end, I couldn't understand how as it didn't feel finished, so I'm hoping Nix will come back to this either in a collection of short stories, or a longer novella or novel, as although I'm intrigued, I'm left dissatisfied by this one.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy.
Gén
Available here: https://www.tor.com/2020/07/08/the-necessary-arthur-garth-nix/
This was an interesting but weird one. There was a lot in it that could have worked and I liked this whole idea of this strange game and our main character being in the archaeological field (I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was younger) but I feel like the old vibe feel of it, mixed with the present and a very futuristic influence didn't mesh too well and I feel like there was a lot in it that felt a bit too rushed and could have been explained better had it been longer.
When I realised I was getting to the end, I couldn't understand how as it didn't feel finished, so I'm hoping Nix will come back to this either in a collection of short stories, or a longer novella or novel, as although I'm intrigued, I'm left dissatisfied by this one.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy.
Gén