by Vincent Chong, K.J. Parker
It’s an interesting debate about SF being written by mainstream writers, and whether it is still SF. Most of the early examples are female writers who coupled SF and feminism. Atwood, LeGuin, Lessing, Octavia Butler (who also brought in race topics, of course). Whether you see them as SF or mainstre...
"Do you have to make a lot of decisions like that? I suppose you must do.""All the time," I said. "And each one is truly bad. All that can be said for them is that the alternatives are even worse." K.J. Parker is at his best in the novella, and, as always, I was captivated by the sharp wit and dark...