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The Sufficient Loss Protocol by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

cathepsut's review

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Briefly into this story the first thing I though of: Mirror Trek. A ship‘s commander is sent to kill off some revolting colonist and doesn‘t really care. The best part of their day: returning to their apartment and to their synth-silk clad bed. I can relate, minus the synth-silk and the mass murder. And that‘s just the set-up of this 29-pages long story.

Wow, cold commander, very cynical… malfunctioning cryobeds, exploding bodies, my my… Something is on the ship… anybody else thinking Alien? Well, not really, but the imagery was there.

Here is the first paragraph…

“When an alien entity sneaks aboard a corporate spaceship, with no motive besides sabotaging the mission and murdering those aboard, commander Uzoma Ifiok launches an investigation—despite knowing that the real danger isn’t the one picking off her crew.“

Fun! Evil and bloody, but fun… and yes, corporations are evil, too…

For free here: https://www.tor.com/2022/11/02/the-su...

“The Sufficient Loss Protocol” copyright © 2022 by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Also read by the author, both with 5-star ratings:
The Puppetmaster | My GR review
Fruiting Bodies | My GR review | Loved this one! Zombie ant fungi! 

I like how this author thinks!

librarianmage's review

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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queenslayerbee's review

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challenging dark inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I ended up reading a few of the author's short stories today and this was definitely my favourite. Especially recommended if you liked the Alien prequels and "unlikeable" protagonists. 

thesunreads's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

cynt's review

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hauntedtesty's review

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dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

seitenreise's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

booktribe's review

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tense fast-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A little confusing, but good!

ninj's review

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3.0

Interesting story about going out and capturing more places / planets for the glory of the company. When things start going downhill during a trip, I had a few suspicions as to where it might be going, but it didn't quite pan out as I had been thinking.

thewildflames's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.5

I don’t really have a lot to say about this. It was good, for sure, but I have too many questions and feel sort of unfulfilled.