The sfnal elements ramp up in the closing paragraphs of a 15000 word story, but it feels a bit X-Filesy to me (and not being a fan of that show, that’s not a good thing!)
Tag Archives | Nick Wolven
Nick Wolven. We’re So Very Sorry For Your Recent Tragic Loss. (Fantasy and Science Fiction Sept/Oct 2015)
A cautionary, near-future tale from Wolven, set in an interconnected world, with an Internet of Things, and with personalisation embedded throughout,
Nick Wolven. No placeholder for you, my love. (Asimovs, August 2015).
An intriguing love story from Wolven, set in an online virtual reality world, where Claire is looking for Mr. Right.
Nick Wolven. On the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers. (Asimovs February 2015)
There’s a recurring theme of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth has murdered sleep’, and it’s a dark dystopian future but with some lighter, nicely sardonic touches thrown in.
Nick Wolven. Placebo. (Asimovs August 2014)
A meditation on technology as a moral tool, not an amoral juggernaut, and a bit of a ponderous meditation at that.
Nick Wolven. Lost in the Memory Palace, I Found You. (Asimovs, March 2011)
A disorientating world, where a fleeting memory can be a potentially valuable thing, something worth chasing down. Or not.
Nick Wolven. On the Horizon. (Asimovs August 2010)
A dark, intense, near-future psychological thriller
Asimovs. December 2009.
This issue got caught up in the big revamp of Best SF, and wasn’t reviewed close to the reading of the stories. Time being short, I had planned to give a quick recap on the stories a couple of months later – which would be one way of identifying which stories had more impact at […]