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Clarkesworld has been my personal great discovery of 2014... and Issue 99 quite possibly is my favourite of the four I've read so far.My favourite story is “The Magician and Laplace's Demon” with its itriguing mix of fantasy and sf, imho a true masterpiece, but I agree with Philip Morris that “The Emperor of Mars” too is an exceptionally good piece... actually I've enjoyed a lot all the stories in this issue.Non-fiction wise “China Dreams” was a real eye-opener to me, and Kameron Hurley is yet a...
Fun, off-kilter story about corrupted personality backup files, past-worshipping hackers, and identity.(Read it here!)
I listened to the story "The Sledge Maker's Daughter" by Alastair Reynolds as a podcast via StarShipSofa http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2018...Text and audio available here as well: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/reyno...
Another good short story I came across via someone's review on goodreads. The title may lead you to think this is more fantasy than science fiction but it's not. You may want to read the wikipedia entry for Laplace's demon beforehand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace%...I enjoyed the reference to Randall Munroe, the creator of xkcd.https://xkcd.com/1235/
First of all, it's DAUGHTER in the title, not plural.I very much enjoyed this short story. It's a lovely melding of post-apocalyptic earth set in and around a small iron+ age village. The 2 main characters (Kathrin and the old Witch) are interesting and real, and 2 of the supporting cast are nice.The underlying plot is well known but very nicely realised by Reynolds. Unfortunately, the story ends just before a climax. Another chapter or two would have been nice. A sequel to this story would take...
My favorite was The Sledge-Maker's Daughter:“There are good witches and bad witches,” Kathrin pointed out.“And there are mad old women who don’t belong in either category.” Loved this story, every bit of it!
A magician and an AI are locked in a long, long duel.The AI is programmed to keep humanity safe and happy. Magic is unpredictability, and that's not safe...When the AI meets a real magician and discovers what she can do, it's clear it needs to first, understand magic, and second, eliminate magic and the threat the magicians represent.This is a neat little conflict, seen entirely through the eyes of the AI, who over the centuries comes to permeate and control all of human existence--except the ma...
Part of my quest to read all of the Nebula Short Story and Novelette nominees for this year.An all-seeing AI, who secretly controls the human race, set against magic and the last magician in the galaxy with the outcome in doubt even after the story ends. It's cleverly written and the prose carries you forward through the tale, but I can't help thinking that the whole thing is pointless. Nothing is really resolved, conceptually or in the story itself, and the POV character (the AI) doesn't grow o...
This short story is more like a first chapter in a book. It's really good but feels more like the beginning of a story than a complete story.
Read it here! Great take on post-apocalyptic SciFi. Reminded me of Star Wars The Force Awakens when the gift was passed on. Reminded me of Witchblade when, well, you know. Reminded me of Game of Thrones, with everlasting winters.
Clarksworld books are an absolute treat to get in the mail and worth way more than its cost. I recommend subscribing to the book club and the podcast. It’s a terrific source for discovering new SF authors from all over the world.
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Another strong issue.Original fiction:"Fatima's Wound" by Kali Wallace - compelling but disturbing story about people being fed/feeding themselves to a black hole."The Magician and Laplace's Demon" by Tom Crosshill - really loved this one. It's about an AI hunting down magicians. Magic can exist in SF, it just can't be proven!"Now Dress Me in my Finest Suit and Lay Me in My Casket" by M. Bennardo - wrenching story about an astronaut about to embark on a dangerous EVA."No Vera There" by Dominica
Although the sci-fi elements emerge from this story, it starts out with almost a traditional fantasy feel, as a poor village girl tries to avoid abuse from her father's boss' son as she runs an errand to the home of the old woman who's known - and feared - locally, as a witch. At the witch's house, the girl will receive a way to defend herself - and secrets will be revealed about not only her people's history, but what they may face in the future.
A couple of the stories from this issue hung with me.Tom Crosshill's The Magician and Laplace's Demon worked best for me. This is a highly subjective line, but its blend of science fiction and fantasy right up my alley. Occasionally, it was a little heavy-handed on the exposition, but the combination of philosophy and science (I wasn't familiar with Laplace's Demon before this) made the story come back to mind a few times and gave me some good stuff to talk about with friends.Next was Xia Jia's
