Another story collection from the prolific Watson (Salvage Rites, Evil Water, Slow Birds), this one comprising 12 tall tales published between 1985 and 1990. The longest piece here is brilliantly conceived: a company of Ushabti, tiny clay...
The Embedding opens in a research institute where Chris Sole is teaching a
strange form of language whose grammar can be “self-embedded” by computers to
create an artificially complex means of communication that opens up the vast
potential of...
“The Shortest Night,” like the author’s earlier story, “The Tragedy of Solveig” (December 1996), takes place in the world of Kaleva. This planet is the venue of his recent science fantasy epic The Books of Mauna (comprising Lucky’s...