thegooddoctor
2/19/2021
Yet another masterful story by Ken Liu. Despite being a wonderful story, this one is terrifyingly dark - I frankly wouldn't be surprised if it were nightmare-inducing for some sensitive readers. If you haven't yet checked out his collection The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, you are in for a major treat.
A significant number of his stories have appeared in The Year's Best Science Fiction. These collections remain the single best source to find out what was happening in SF from 1984 to 2018, including the annual summation and the Honourable Mentions.
My rating system starts with a rating of one star for a story/novel that I ranked "C -". Ratings move up 1/2 star with each step, up to 5 stars (equivalent to a ranking of A+). I reserve 1/2 star for works rated D and lower.