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Suzanne Palmer

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Suzanne Palmer. The Secret Life of Bots. (Clarkesworld Magazine #132, September 2017)

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

A cute little story.

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Suzanne Palmer. Number Thirty-Nine Skink. (Asimovs March/April 2017)

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

A clever story from Palmer, featuring an AI protagonist.

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Suzanne Palmer. Ten Poems for the Mossums, One for the Man. (Asimovs July 2016)

June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

A clever story from Palmer, told in ten (actually 11) sections, each opening with a piece of poetry.

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Suzanne Palmer. Tuesdays. (Asimovs March 2015)

March 29, 2015 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

Twp cops have to try to find out just exactly what it was that came down from the sky, and what exactly it was, other than ‘big’

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Suzanne Palmer. Shatterdown. (Asimovs June 2014)

May 14, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

A second strong story from Palmer in a matter of days.

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Suzanne Palmer. Fly Away Home. (Interzone #251, Mar-Apr 2014)

May 9, 2014 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

Excellent SF from Palmer – if SF which includes spacesuits, colonies, evil corporations, religion, gender issues, and drama is the kind of thing that you like.

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Suzanne Palmer. Adware. (Asimovs September 2012)

May 25, 2013 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

Short, wry look at the risks of parenting in a connected world, where even children are not safe from advertising spam.

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Suzanne Palmer. Tangerine, Nectarine, Clementine, Apocalypse. (Interzone #239, Mar-Apr 2012)

April 9, 2012 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

Excellent story from Palmer – the tension ramps up until the stakes get very high.

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Suzanne Palmer. Surf. (Asimovs, December 2011).

December 21, 2011December 21, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

A thriller (up to a point) in deep space, that starts with an Analog-y feel to it. Bari, a junior crewmember on an academic research mission studying some intriguing, migrating space creatures.

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Suzanne Palmer. The Ceiling is Sky. (Interzone #234, May-June 2011).

June 12, 2011December 21, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Suzanne Palmer

A claustrophobic future, withshort-term contract engineers living in cramped subterranean quarters.

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Interzone 

Interzone #223 July-Aug 2009

February 16, 2010December 21, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Dominic Green, Eric Gregory, Suzanne Palmer

None of the multiple Dominic Green stories did much for me, with the other stories simply ok.

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Interzone 

Interzone #217 August 2008

February 16, 2010December 21, 2011 Mark Watson 0 Comments Jason Sanford, Karen Fishler, M.K. Hobson, Paul McAuley, Paul. G. Tremblay, Suzanne Palmer

Sanford and McAuley provide top-notch SF.

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