Allen M. Steele. The Children of Gal. (Asimovs, April/May 2015)
Another (concluding?) installment in Steele’s ‘Arkwright’ series, which, like his ‘Coyote’ series, has left me unmoved.
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Allen M. Steele. The Long Wait. (Asimovs January 2015)
Another installment in Steele’s stories about the Arkwright Foundation, set up by some of the founding fathers of SF, which is reaching for the stars.
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Allen M. Steele. The Prodigal Son. (Asimovs October/November 2014)
A follow-up a couple of generations on, to Steele’s The Legion of Tomorrow a few issues back, which didn’t really grab me.
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Allen M. Steele. The Legion of Tomorrow. (Asimovs July 2014)
A lengthy look at the very early days of SF fandom,
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Allen M. Steele. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun. (Twelve Tomorrows)
A story title and an opening sentence make it clear what the denouement is, but the story holds your attention.
Read moreAllen M. Steele. Alive and Well, A Long Way from Anywhere. (Asimovs July 2012)
All in all, a story I’d expect to see in Analog, but way below the standard I’d expect to see in Asimovs.
Read moreAllen M. Steele. The Observation Post. (Asimovs, September 2011).
A nicely paced story set in the Cuban Missile Crisis that doesn’t try too hard.
Read moreAsimovs. June 2010.
A bit of a deja vu feeling with the opening and closing stories, with two experienced writers re-treading footprints into the sfnal regolith, with the other stories being good without being great.
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