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Henry Lien's novella in this edition has never left me - I want to read the full story. I've been checking for its released for the past two years, but it's still not published as a book by itself. His story about vile young girls who need rehabilitation through skating on marble is gripping, so unique, and fascinating to learn about. I want the whole story. When will it be released?! 5* purely for Lien's story. The rest, I'm afraid, was very forgettable.
"Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters" only.
An overall strong issue that starts on a high note with "Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters", by Henry Lien, a novelette that sets up a fascinating future setting with an unreliable narrator of sorts. Everything about this story is great: a unique voice, an interesting world that makes the reader want to visit and learn more of it, and adept tackling of issues, in this case conformity and cultural instruction. "Dignity" is a short, but potent story about humanity that I wish we...
Unlike previous years, this issue didn't have many "holiday" stories. My favorites were "Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters," "Frog Watch," and "The Fitter."
An average issue. Henry Lien's story is promising but let down by a lack of background information on how his skating world and culture came to be. Ian R. MacLeod's story ends the issue on a high note with a look at a future humanity that can sense one another mentally except for one person.- "Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters" by Henry Lien: a tale about a girl sent to a school for 'rehabilitation' for being 'ungrateful' to her parents. There, she plots revenge against anothe...
Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters by Henry Lien - 4.5 StarsSFF with a few exceptions tend to be very serious genres, so when you stumble upon a more humorous story, it's a treat. Very rarely do stories make me laugh out loud, but Lien's did. He also does the near-impossible task making a self-centered spoiled protagonist lovable and admirable in spite of herself. The best stories are those that make you laugh and make you think, so I hope to see more of this figure-skating/mar...
The cover story by Lien got a Hugo nomination!I liked the Kress best, though.
The story so beautifully depicted on the cover, "Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters" by Henry Lien is nothing short of phenomenal. Mr. Lien is exceptionally versed in his world building and culture creation skills. Of course, it is the similarities to our current reality that give this piece its power. This story gives much in a first read; but do not leave it there, a second read will amaze you at the depth of this wonderful story.
Only standout was Henry Lien's Pearl Rehabilitation Colony for Ungrateful Daughters.
A solid issue. I very much enjoyed the cover story, "Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters", by Henry Lien, a story about pride and ambition and growing up. I felt the cover art helped quite a bit to convey the tone of the story, and it made me mourn nostalgically for the long-ago days when Asimov's had a budget for interior art as well...At first I thought R. Neube's "Grainers" was throwing too much at us, but once I got into it I enjoyed it. It had a storytelling mode with two v...
