Neat take on the post-fall of humanity trope. A visitor arrives in the remaining village on the planet Dimhope, and through his use of some advanced tech, he teases stories out of some of the villagers – full humans, and those that are less so.
Tag Archives | Chris Willrich
Chris Willrich. Waiting for a Me Like You. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2012)
Bob(s) comes face to face with his/their alter ego(s), and finds whilst he/they are a pretty mean dude(s), he/they might not be the meanest Bob(s) they they know. Thinks look bleak for Bob.
Chris Willrich. Grand Tour. (Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2012)
A look at the problems of growing in to adulthood in the future.
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2007
Esther M. Friesner. At These Prices. Lightweight, very lightweight humour, involving a particularly unappealing hotel guest who takes much more from the hotel than the bath robe. The humour didn’t really work for me, so after a while it was a skim through to the end of a story which just felt a tad olde-fashioned. […]
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2006
Chris Willrich. Penultima Thule. Gaunt and Bone return for more cod-fantasy fun, the story being partly in tribute to the recently departed John Morressy, a fellow supplier of comic fantasy. If your fancy runs to stories of wizards and magicke, and you can’t wait for the next Harry Potter novel, then this will doubtless keep […]
Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 2002
Albert E. Cowdrey. The Posthumous Man. Cowdrey takes us once again to New Orleans. Wentworth is an antiques dealer, specialising in Funerary Arts. An old tombstone behind which is a murderous tale comes his way, bringing bad fortune to him. Benjamin Rosenbaum. Droplet. A far-future postmodern couple in deep space come across an ancient planet […]
Asimovs, June 2009
A strong collection, with the Purdom story somewhat of a struggle.
Asimovs, May 2003
A strong collection of stories, with Steele being the most routine.