reading (Asimov's Oct 2007)
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eorThis month's Asimov's was a hugely thick issue. It had one quarter of a serialized novel, four novelettes, six short stories, plus poetry and the usual departments.
"Galaxy Blues" is Allen M. Steele's serialized novel. Once again I find the ideas for the story interesting enough, but the method of telling seems flat. Where there could be a ripping good yarn, it just seems flat.
There was a pretty good variety in the stories this time, with some neat ideas here and there, but nothing that shook my world or left me breathless on the floor with laughter. I think my favorites were the sweet, albeit well telegraphed, "Leonid Skies" and the construction of "Dark Integers". I'm not counting Isaac's "Nightfall" here because it's a classic that I've read several times and was a pleasant refresher for me, not a new discovery.
Of note: "Endangered", along with it's illustration, made me smile unusually broadly. I'm not often moved by the poetry.
59. Asimov's October/November 2007
"Galaxy Blues" is Allen M. Steele's serialized novel. Once again I find the ideas for the story interesting enough, but the method of telling seems flat. Where there could be a ripping good yarn, it just seems flat.
There was a pretty good variety in the stories this time, with some neat ideas here and there, but nothing that shook my world or left me breathless on the floor with laughter. I think my favorites were the sweet, albeit well telegraphed, "Leonid Skies" and the construction of "Dark Integers". I'm not counting Isaac's "Nightfall" here because it's a classic that I've read several times and was a pleasant refresher for me, not a new discovery.
Of note: "Endangered", along with it's illustration, made me smile unusually broadly. I'm not often moved by the poetry.
59. Asimov's October/November 2007
