David H.’s Reviews > The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection > Status Update
David H.
is 38% done
A Message to the King of Brobdingnag - Cowper: More of a *green* goo story vs. a gray goo one, ha!
The Affair - Silverberg: Telepaths having emotional affairs. Meh.
Press Enter ▮ - Varley: A quiet veteran with PTSD finds out his dead neighbor was a ghost-like hacker, but his new love interest also suffers.
New Rose Hotel - Gibson: Reread. Corporate skull war.
— Nov 09, 2025 03:50PM
The Affair - Silverberg: Telepaths having emotional affairs. Meh.
Press Enter ▮ - Varley: A quiet veteran with PTSD finds out his dead neighbor was a ghost-like hacker, but his new love interest also suffers.
New Rose Hotel - Gibson: Reread. Corporate skull war.
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David H.’s Previous Updates
David H.
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Foreign Skins - Lee: Indian-themed story. Great writing, at least.
Company in the Wings - Lafferty: What was that.
A Cabin on the Coast - Wolfe: Interesting ending, though the setup was a little rough for me.
The Lucky Strike - Robinson: I love this story. Alt-history where the bombardier on a different B-29 *doesn't* drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
— Nov 16, 2025 09:10PM
Company in the Wings - Lafferty: What was that.
A Cabin on the Coast - Wolfe: Interesting ending, though the setup was a little rough for me.
The Lucky Strike - Robinson: I love this story. Alt-history where the bombardier on a different B-29 *doesn't* drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
David H.
is 85% done
The Trouble with the Cotton People - Le Guin: A story from Always Coming Home. Very anthropological.
Twilight Time - Shiner: An interesting time travel story about averting a bad future.
Black Coral - Shepard: Drug trip.
Friend - Kelly & Kessel: Interstellar peacemaker, somewhat convoluted.
— Nov 16, 2025 07:07PM
Twilight Time - Shiner: An interesting time travel story about averting a bad future.
Black Coral - Shepard: Drug trip.
Friend - Kelly & Kessel: Interstellar peacemaker, somewhat convoluted.
David H.
is 72% done
Pursuit of Excellence - Yount: An unpleasant vision of the future of bioengineered kids.
The Kindly Isle - Pohl: A man runs into someone he knows on a nice island.
Rock On - Cadigan: Gina is a sinner on the run.
Sunken Gardens - Sterling: The Regals are big ole jerks.
Trinity - Kress: Seeking God via incest or something. I'm joking but also not really.
— Nov 12, 2025 07:26AM
The Kindly Isle - Pohl: A man runs into someone he knows on a nice island.
Rock On - Cadigan: Gina is a sinner on the run.
Sunken Gardens - Sterling: The Regals are big ole jerks.
Trinity - Kress: Seeking God via incest or something. I'm joking but also not really.
David H.
is 53% done
The Map - Wolfe: A boat ride down to a city.
Interlocking Pieces - Gloss: A transplant from someone about to die.
Trojan Horse - Swanwick: Reread. Computer/brain/becoming like a god.
Bad Medicine - Dann: A bad experience at the sweat-lodge.
At the Embassy Club - Lynn: The truth of a bar story about a forbidden romance.
— Nov 11, 2025 02:26PM
Interlocking Pieces - Gloss: A transplant from someone about to die.
Trojan Horse - Swanwick: Reread. Computer/brain/becoming like a god.
Bad Medicine - Dann: A bad experience at the sweat-lodge.
At the Embassy Club - Lynn: The truth of a bar story about a forbidden romance.
David H.
is 18% done
Salvador - Shepard: Creepy war in El Salvador/Nicaragua leads to dark places for the pill-popping Dantzler.
Promises to Keep - McDevitt: A dying space program undergoes an inspiring disaster, I guess.
Bloodchild - Butler: Reread. Humans come to a symbiotic relationship with the native aliens.
Blued Moon - Willis: Classic Willis screwball romcom, though pushed the limits of what I enjoy.
— Nov 06, 2025 07:25AM
Promises to Keep - McDevitt: A dying space program undergoes an inspiring disaster, I guess.
Bloodchild - Butler: Reread. Humans come to a symbiotic relationship with the native aliens.
Blued Moon - Willis: Classic Willis screwball romcom, though pushed the limits of what I enjoy.
