Emshwiller creates a believable, flawed character, a military man taking a mission for money, more concerned about his appearance and worried that he will not be accorded respect due to his status, than matters ethical or moral.
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Carol Emshwiller. Danilo. (Asimovs, September 2011).
There’s somewhat of a dream-like quality to the story.
Carol Emshwiller. All the News That’s Fit. (Asimovs June 2011)
Nicely told story looking at whether it is right to protect innocence.
Carol Emshwiller. Uncle E. (Asimovs, December 2010).
Lovely short story with a deft touch.
Carol Emshwiller. The Lovely Ugly. (Asimovs August 2010).
Emshwiller explores the relationship between the native species on a planet, and the humans who arrive to explore.
Asimov’s January 2010.
A strong issue, with stories by Landis, Reed, Steele, Shoulders, Tem, Roberson and Emshwiller.
Carol Emshwiller. Wilds. (Asimovs, January 2010).
Embracing the wilds, a man eschews that which he has left behind, to become one with the land on which he lives.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 2009
Elizabeth Hand. The Far Shore. A middle-aged man, ballet dancer initially, ballet teacher after an injury, loses his job but gets a timely invitation from friends to house-sit their remote property whilst they take a winter break. As the snow settles in (shades of The Shining, namechecked in the story) Philip, with recurrent nightmares of […]