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beccaelizabethThink I liked this one.
'Pregnancy as a Location in Space Time' by David Ebenbach, about someone getting pregnant on a tiny Mars expedition, has an interesting format and memorable theme. It contrasts being one amongst many, a statistical probability, on Earth, with being an absolutely unique being, by way of being the only pregnancy on Mars. It's also about mental illness and suicide and fear of what family might pass on, the genetics vs environment thing but with this entirely new environment. It's interesting, but I miss Ao3 style tagging every time I read anywhere else.
Water and Diamond, Derek Kunsken (with dots above u)
Adapting to space, AI and VR. Water and diamond are all the things that can be changed and all the things that cannot. How much people adapt to new environments vs trying to stay the same. Relationships, flowing into the past or staying together. Interesting stuff.
A security officer who works with AI is married to a gamer who spends most of the day in VR. There's a bit of a mystery, and a bunch of interesting cultural stuff. Worth the reading.
Incident at San Juan Bautista, Ray Nayler
The point of view guy is creepy but then it turns out everything else is creepier. Kind of a time travel story, though that's a spoiler. The idea of a possessing entity looping around a single incident until they've experienced it all is an idea that makes groundhog day even creepier. Neat.
Joyrider, Kristine Katherine Rusch
Good one. Space adventure with students going for a joyride, with big consequences. I liked how it gave us a tour and an angle on their 'verse.
After leaving this issue next to the laptop for a few days before writing it up, these were the most interesting/memorable ones. But the issue was good to read.
'Pregnancy as a Location in Space Time' by David Ebenbach, about someone getting pregnant on a tiny Mars expedition, has an interesting format and memorable theme. It contrasts being one amongst many, a statistical probability, on Earth, with being an absolutely unique being, by way of being the only pregnancy on Mars. It's also about mental illness and suicide and fear of what family might pass on, the genetics vs environment thing but with this entirely new environment. It's interesting, but I miss Ao3 style tagging every time I read anywhere else.
Water and Diamond, Derek Kunsken (with dots above u)
Adapting to space, AI and VR. Water and diamond are all the things that can be changed and all the things that cannot. How much people adapt to new environments vs trying to stay the same. Relationships, flowing into the past or staying together. Interesting stuff.
A security officer who works with AI is married to a gamer who spends most of the day in VR. There's a bit of a mystery, and a bunch of interesting cultural stuff. Worth the reading.
Incident at San Juan Bautista, Ray Nayler
The point of view guy is creepy but then it turns out everything else is creepier. Kind of a time travel story, though that's a spoiler. The idea of a possessing entity looping around a single incident until they've experienced it all is an idea that makes groundhog day even creepier. Neat.
Joyrider, Kristine Katherine Rusch
Good one. Space adventure with students going for a joyride, with big consequences. I liked how it gave us a tour and an angle on their 'verse.
After leaving this issue next to the laptop for a few days before writing it up, these were the most interesting/memorable ones. But the issue was good to read.