Pros: Wonderful matching of wits Cons: Very “talky” Rating: 4 out of 5 Andy Weir’s short story (I’m not sure it’s even long enough to be termed a novella) Randomize (Forward collection) is about a futuristic casino heist. The first…
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Short Take: “The Last Conversation,” Paul Tremblay
Pros: Absolutely riveting Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 In Paul Tremblay’s novella The Last Conversation (Forward collection), the unnamed protagonist wakes up in the dark. He hurts. He has no memory of who he might be. A voice…
Short Take: “You Have Arrived at Your Destination,” Amor Towles
Pros: A bizarre look at the future of engineering offspring Cons: The ending Rating: 4 out of 5 Amor Towles’s novella You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward collection) is the next book in Amazon’s Forward Collection. It’s a tale…
Short Take: “Emergency Skin,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: A beautiful look at what the future could be! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s novella Emergency Skin (Forward collection) is told by a “consensus intelligence” implanted in the mind of a soldier. We get to…
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Short Take: “Summer Frost,” Blake Crouch
Pros: Thought-provoking and intense Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Blake Crouch’s novella Summer Frost (Forward collection) introduces us to Riley, the VP of Non-Player Character Development at a game studio that creates Direct Neural Interface games. One day,…
Short Take: “Ark,” Veronica Roth
Pros: Elegant and beautiful Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Veronica Roth’s short novella Ark (Forward collection) is not about an apocalypse created by man. Instead, an asteroid is on course to hit the Earth. There are years in…
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