{"id":1176,"date":"2012-06-17T00:43:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T14:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2012-06-17T00:43:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T14:43:18","slug":"analog-may-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwebb.name\/?p=1176","title":{"rendered":"Analog – May 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Analog Science Fiction and Fact<\/a>\u00a0for May 2012.<\/p>\n

May’s edition of Analog contained\u00a0Part IV of\u00a0Triggers<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Robert J. Sawyer<\/a>.\u00a0Triggers<\/em> worked on the premise that a small group of people, including the President of the United States, were caught in an accident where their memories were accidentally linked in a chain (Person A could access Person B’s memories, Person B could access Person C’s memories etc).<\/p>\n

The story had an interesting premise, with several sub-plots to assist in holding the readers attentions (who shot the President? Would one of the characters escape an abusive relationship? etc). I enjoyed the writing and was following along with the story to the point where I was anticipating each instalment. However, I’ve got the say that part IV took the whole plot sideways. I didn’t really feel that the ending in any way fit with the setup of the story. So, excellent writing but a disappointing ending.<\/p>\n

But It Won’t Set You Free<\/em>\u00a0by Tracy Canfield<\/a> was a fun story where human’s are the “aliens” secretly running tests on a sentient species (including an unfortunate anatomical mixup that results in an anal probe situation).<\/p>\n

Also in this issue:<\/p>\n