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Compelling Science Fiction Issue 1
Compelling Science Fiction is a magazine created by people who believe that science fiction is important. Science fiction expands the mind and drives progress through inspiration. Our goal is to find and deliver great science fiction stories that are entertaining, inspiring, and extremely well thought out. Our stories tend to lean toward what is referred to as 'hard' science fiction, in the sense that we prefer stories that are self-consistent, scientifically plausible, and technically detailed when necessary. This first issue of Compelling Science Fiction contains five excellent stories:
1. Lawrence Buentello's "Gaia's Children," an intense tale about planetary colonization.
2. Aaron Wright's "Reflection," which gives a glimpse into the life of a sentient hospital.
3. "Mean and Clean" by Marie DesJardin, a lighthearted look at a unique alien life-form.
4. "Opportunities for Lost Children" by James Beamon, an interesting take on mind transference.
5. "the Art of Failure" by Robert Dawson, an exhilarating first contact situation with a clever resolution.
1. Lawrence Buentello's "Gaia's Children," an intense tale about planetary colonization.
2. Aaron Wright's "Reflection," which gives a glimpse into the life of a sentient hospital.
3. "Mean and Clean" by Marie DesJardin, a lighthearted look at a unique alien life-form.
4. "Opportunities for Lost Children" by James Beamon, an interesting take on mind transference.
5. "the Art of Failure" by Robert Dawson, an exhilarating first contact situation with a clever resolution.
88 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 24, 2016
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October 5, 2018
Pretty solid first issue. I've been trying to get around to reading COMPELLING for a long time and this did not disappoint.
The strongest stories to me were:
"Gaia's Children," by Lawrence Buentello - A sad, but also very realistic take on colonization and what happens when the unthinkable can and does happen.
"Mean and Clean" by Marie DesJardin - A humorous tale of first contact, and take that "contact" literally.
"Opportunities for Lost Children" by James Beamon - An edgy, but also really disturbing tale of invented immorality and mind "grafts."
I'll more than likely keep going through these back issues when I have time. They are a lot of fun and perfect for a fan of science fiction.
The strongest stories to me were:
"Gaia's Children," by Lawrence Buentello - A sad, but also very realistic take on colonization and what happens when the unthinkable can and does happen.
"Mean and Clean" by Marie DesJardin - A humorous tale of first contact, and take that "contact" literally.
"Opportunities for Lost Children" by James Beamon - An edgy, but also really disturbing tale of invented immorality and mind "grafts."
I'll more than likely keep going through these back issues when I have time. They are a lot of fun and perfect for a fan of science fiction.
December 20, 2016
Very much aiming towards the hard science fiction end of the scale, but a nice mix of tonality ranging from more philosophical pieces to just plain fun.
Perfect for Me
Enjoyable, spoke to me
** "Gaia's Children" by Lawrence Buentello - Such an interesting tale of space exploration. When colonies are failing and the outside tries to help, it's not always a simple solution. Two different philosophies clash and you share the protagonist's struggle in this epistolary tale.
"Reflection" by Aaron Wright - A poignant tale of what the future might look like for people with terminal illnesses choosing to die.
"Mean and Clean" by Marie DesJardin - A just plain fun tale of why allowing aliens to invade might be something we would want.
"Opportunities for Lost Children" by James Beamon - An alternative take on the rich buying a second shot and what it might mean to have 2 versions of a ruthless individual.
"The Art of Failure" by Robert Dawson - Another fun one about how to get what you want from aliens.
Fine, but didn't work for me
Not my Cup of Tea
Perfect for Me
Enjoyable, spoke to me
** "Gaia's Children" by Lawrence Buentello - Such an interesting tale of space exploration. When colonies are failing and the outside tries to help, it's not always a simple solution. Two different philosophies clash and you share the protagonist's struggle in this epistolary tale.
"Reflection" by Aaron Wright - A poignant tale of what the future might look like for people with terminal illnesses choosing to die.
"Mean and Clean" by Marie DesJardin - A just plain fun tale of why allowing aliens to invade might be something we would want.
"Opportunities for Lost Children" by James Beamon - An alternative take on the rich buying a second shot and what it might mean to have 2 versions of a ruthless individual.
"The Art of Failure" by Robert Dawson - Another fun one about how to get what you want from aliens.
Fine, but didn't work for me
Not my Cup of Tea
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