Joachim Boaz
Joachim Boaz  ·  2 months ago

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15. Felix C. Gotschalk’s “The Day of the Big Test” (1976). A jarring and jumbling jaunt through a future mindscape conveyed via inundating linguistic displays, strange implanted tech, and subvocal communication. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/01/01/book-review-future-power-ed-jack-dann-and-gardner-dozois-1976-ursula-k-le-guin-damon-knight-james-tiptree-jr-gene-wolfe-etc/

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Joachim Boaz
Joachim Boaz  ·  2 months ago

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#14. Alice Eleanor Jones’ “Recruiting Officer” (1955) follows a shape-shifting entity on her recruit-collecting rounds. She takes the appearance of a grandmotherly woman named Mrs. Quimby. In her convertible, she preys on nubile young men. https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/03/09/short-fiction-reviews-alice-eleanor-jones-life-incorporated-1955-miss-quarto-1955-and-recruiting-officer-1955/

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Joachim Boaz
Joachim Boaz  ·  2 months ago

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#13. Clifford D. Simak’s “New Folks’ Home” (1963) ruminates on age and memory and the possibility of a new path as death approaches. Frederick Gray, a retired professor, heads off on a fishing trip he used to take with his good friend Ben Lovell. He encounters a new building near a nostalgic spot. What is inside? https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2024/10/26/book-review-best-science-fiction-stories-of-clifford-d-simak-clifford-d-simak-1967/

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