Clarkesworld Issue 192

Magazine, 146 pages

English language

Published Aug. 30, 2022 by Wyrm Publishing.

ISBN:
978-1-64236-123-0
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ISFDB ID:
922160

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3 stars (1 review)

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An average issue of Clarkesworld

3 stars

An average issue, with interesting stories by Fiona Moore, Amal Singh, Lettie Prell and Ken Liu.

  • "The Slow Deaths of Automobiles" by Fiona Moore: the story of two people who bond over their love of a vintage, sentient car. They 'upgrade' the car with enhancements and replacement parts, but get into arguments over what the car itself wants to be. An accident would bring matters to a head, over what the car itself desires for its future.

  • "Border Run" by Octavia Cade: a story of a reporter in the future assigned to report on a patrol boat in a future where ecological collapse has destroyed most fishing area, and the last one is guarded jealously and with ferocity against intruders.

  • "Sub-son" by Amal Singh: a son dies, to be replaced by a clone, and dismay by his jealous brothers, for the soon is the favourite of their ailing mother. Things …

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Short fiction