Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy discussion

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"Someday" by James Patrick Kelly

This story originally appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine.

This story is part of the The Best SF&F of the Year, vol 9 (2014) group anthology discussion.

★★★
Synopsis: Daya is a young woman living in a colony on some planet which has just been re-discovered by far-advanced humans. She wants to become pregnant which by tradition is a mixture of the semen of three different males.

Review: The glimpse at Daya’s character, her rich culture and her relation to the three men is convincing. After the intriguing ending, I’d like to read more of her, but the story ends a bit abruptly. I find the story to be lacking any plot tension.

Kind of an interesting approach w/an anthropological feel -- Daya's culture as the focus of study from the researchers is an interesting element of the setting. The novelty of a night filled with consecutive sexual encounters (coupled w/the fairly high stakes of selecting co-parents) made for interesting reading, but I felt like I wasn't really set up for the end: I didn't really know what in Daya's character would ultimately cause her to make the choice she does. (I agree it'd be interesting to find out what happens next!)