She seeds the Strand 9 Amazon Basin with defanged versions of European superbugs ten centuries before first contact, and when conquistadors arrive, the face locals by the millions, strong, thriving communities that won’t perish by mere contact. And, that to do so can tremendously expand the scope not just for world- and character-building, but also for readers’ emotional engagement.
Could hardcore, compelling science fiction be conveyed in artistic, lyrical prose?Īmal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone have demonstrated that it can be done. When This is How You Lose the Time War began receiving high praise from early reviewers that included the words ‘epic’ (odd for a novella) and ‘poetic’, I became intrigued enough to purchase this new release.
But there it is… just in case I fail to do this title justice in the text that follows. Not the most erudite way to begin a review of such an intellectually stimulating novella I know.
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