David H.’s Reviews > The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection > Status Update
David H.
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Lottery Night - Somtow: A very silly story, steeped in Thai-ness.
A Deeper Sea - Jablokov: Dolphins are assholes, and so is Stasov.
The Edge of the World - Swanwick: Reread. This story keeps showing up in what I've been reading the last two years. Still fantastic.
Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man - Lindholm: I only know the author's work as Robin Hobb, but this story was delightful and funny.
— Apr 12, 2026 12:04AM
A Deeper Sea - Jablokov: Dolphins are assholes, and so is Stasov.
The Edge of the World - Swanwick: Reread. This story keeps showing up in what I've been reading the last two years. Still fantastic.
Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man - Lindholm: I only know the author's work as Robin Hobb, but this story was delightful and funny.
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Great Work of Time - Crowley: A secret society of British Empire fanatics mess about with time.
— Apr 12, 2026 09:49PM
David H.
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Just Another Perfect Day - Varley: A letter to yourself, every day. Very engaging.
The Loch Moose Monster - Kagan: Reread. Just a really fun story about a special job on another planet.
The Magic Bullet - Stableford: A somewhat limp story of one genetic researcher's particular discovery.
The Odd Old Bird - Davidson: Told in Davidson's unique style, but I saw the punchline coming pretty early on, LOL.
— Apr 12, 2026 06:14PM
The Loch Moose Monster - Kagan: Reread. Just a really fun story about a special job on another planet.
The Magic Bullet - Stableford: A somewhat limp story of one genetic researcher's particular discovery.
The Odd Old Bird - Davidson: Told in Davidson's unique style, but I saw the punchline coming pretty early on, LOL.
David H.
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The Third Sex - Brennert: Interesting exploration of a new, third sex with no sexual organs.
Winter on the Belle Fourche - Barrett, Jr.: Liver-Eating Johnson and Emily Dickinson meet. Sure, why not.
Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another - Silverberg: This would've been like 10x more interesting had I read it before 5 years ago.
Relationships - Sampson: Magical realist tale about relationship regrets.
— Apr 12, 2026 04:41PM
Winter on the Belle Fourche - Barrett, Jr.: Liver-Eating Johnson and Emily Dickinson meet. Sure, why not.
Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another - Silverberg: This would've been like 10x more interesting had I read it before 5 years ago.
Relationships - Sampson: Magical realist tale about relationship regrets.
David H.
is 50% done
Visiting the Dead - King: Amateurish story of digital uploads and a genengineered future.
Dori Bangs - Sterling: Bizarre what-if about two famous people who died young.
The Ends of the Earth - Shepard: Expat drama & Mayan dream games. Awful.
The Price of Oranges - Kress: Reread. A grandfather tries to set his granddaughter up with a nice boy from 50 years ago.
— Apr 11, 2026 08:32PM
Dori Bangs - Sterling: Bizarre what-if about two famous people who died young.
The Ends of the Earth - Shepard: Expat drama & Mayan dream games. Awful.
The Price of Oranges - Kress: Reread. A grandfather tries to set his granddaughter up with a nice boy from 50 years ago.
David H.
is 34% done
At the Rialto - Willis: A frustrating story where she indulges her screwball comedy desires.
Skin Deep - Koja: Dude is addicted to his abusive alien lover. Gross.
The Egg - Popkes: An orphan boy and his alien nanny find an egg.
Tales from the Venia Woods - Silverberg: Reread. An old man reminisces about his youthful encounter with an emperor.
— Apr 11, 2026 03:54PM
Skin Deep - Koja: Dude is addicted to his abusive alien lover. Gross.
The Egg - Popkes: An orphan boy and his alien nanny find an egg.
Tales from the Venia Woods - Silverberg: Reread. An old man reminisces about his youthful encounter with an emperor.
David H.
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Tiny Tango - Moffett: Interesting story of a woman with AIDS and how she made herself small.
Out of Copyright - Sheffield: Cloning bodies in the public domain.
For I Have Touched the Sky - Resnick: Reread. A Kirinyaga story, where Koriba shows he hates women.
Alphas - Benford: Powerful aliens enter our solar system and fuck up Venus, while Chansing goes on a journey.
— Mar 31, 2026 03:48PM
Out of Copyright - Sheffield: Cloning bodies in the public domain.
For I Have Touched the Sky - Resnick: Reread. A Kirinyaga story, where Koriba shows he hates women.
Alphas - Benford: Powerful aliens enter our solar system and fuck up Venus, while Chansing goes on a journey.