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dsrtao_Sky Horizon_, David Brin
It's a novella published in hardcover by Subterranean Press. They're very nice people, and they have excellent taste in books and materials, but this is not my price range at all.
This outing from Brin takes themes from a half-dozen juveniles and classic short stories to tell a tale about First Contact. The twists are interesting but not novel, several times taking the form of leading the reader to a familiar plot and then stopping it abruptly. I found that aggravating.
Finally, just as we get into the premise for the novels and anthologies to follow, it all stops again. Yes, this is a teaser for a (presumably) shared-world series designed to appeal to the YA market. Well, at least it's competent.
It's a novella published in hardcover by Subterranean Press. They're very nice people, and they have excellent taste in books and materials, but this is not my price range at all.
This outing from Brin takes themes from a half-dozen juveniles and classic short stories to tell a tale about First Contact. The twists are interesting but not novel, several times taking the form of leading the reader to a familiar plot and then stopping it abruptly. I found that aggravating.
Finally, just as we get into the premise for the novels and anthologies to follow, it all stops again. Yes, this is a teaser for a (presumably) shared-world series designed to appeal to the YA market. Well, at least it's competent.
