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Federations: The Culture Archivist by Jeremiah Tolbert

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Unlike Robert J. Sawyer’s story “The Shoulders of Giants” in John Joseph Adams Federations anthology, Jeremiah Tolbert’s “The Culture Archivist” has considerably more bite. Tolbert’s story takes capitalist consumerism to the ultimate conclusion: enforced participation in consumerist society. Not only … Continue reading →

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Federations: The Shoulders of Giants by Robert J. Sawyer

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Nick Matthews

As I’ve already reviewed one of the other stories in the Federations anthology, I thought I would review “The Shoulders of Giants” written by Canadian science fiction author Robert J. Sawyer. This story was the lead story in Star Colonies, … Continue reading →

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Golubash, or Wine-Blood-War-Elegy

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Nick Matthews

This short story by Catherynne M. Valente is the final story of the Federations science fiction anthology, edited by John Joseph Adams. The anthology contains a diverse set of stories, but for me, Valente’s story is the most memorable. While … Continue reading →

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