imaginaryturtle's review
5.0
Oh, wow. Loved it! Rick&Morty-esque, suspenseful, probing into the impact of our actions and circumstances on the direction life takes us, and with a cheeky murder weapon to boot? I'm officially a S.P. fan.
tgt's review
3.5
Excellent concept and enjoyable execution. However, I didn't feel emotionally involved and found the rushed ending disappointing. The author's decision to leave out Sarah's choice at the end was, I think, the wrong one, but I can't put my finger on why; I'm typically happy with ambiguous endings, but not in this case.
bookaneer's review
2.0
Review only for the novella "And Then There Were None. "
Interesting concept but not much going on. Too much internal contemplation for me.
Interesting concept but not much going on. Too much internal contemplation for me.
liesljrowe's review
4.0
I love "And then there were none" and the premise of multiple parallel world versions of the same person in one place intrigued me, so I decided to give this a try and wow, am I glad I did. Solving the murder isn't really the point here. It's about how a few small choices can nudge someone in a totally different direction. I loved seeing how the same incident, with just a few minor differences, had nudged several of the Sarahs down completely different life choices.
robotghostattack's review
5.0
So much love for this. I love the parallel dimension, agatha Christie style of this short work. So perfect.
rixx's review
4.0
A multiverse scifi story! A convention of variations of the protagonist meet up – they discover divergence points, similarities, identities, and a body (of course, you *did* catch the Agatha Christie reference?).
Thoroughly enjoyable, and rightfully among the Locust Recommended Reading 2017.
You can find it online here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/and-then-there-were-n-one/
Thoroughly enjoyable, and rightfully among the Locust Recommended Reading 2017.
You can find it online here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/and-then-there-were-n-one/
innae's review
4.0
Saw this on a friend's wishlist, decided to see what the story was about, and found the story (really a short story, not even a novella). I love the concept, and I have often thought about the 'what-ifs' in my life (somewhere I believe my brother still lives, and somewhere I am a Marine, and somewhere I am a cop, and somewhere I have kids) -- anyway, lovely story, great concept, and I would read more in this world. (Brings up the same feelings as the TV show Sliders)
jrug's review
4.0
Highlights
"Rising Star"
"The Red Secretary"
"The Axolotl Inquest"
And the stupendous "And Then There Were (N-One)"
"Rising Star"
"The Red Secretary"
"The Axolotl Inquest"
And the stupendous "And Then There Were (N-One)"
oleksandr's review
4.0
This novella was short-listed for Nebula Award in 2018 (but not won it)
The story, the title of which alludes to [b:And Then There Were None|16299|And Then There Were None|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391120695s/16299.jpg|3038872] by [a:Agatha Christie|123715|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1321738793p2/123715.jpg] and tells the story of the author, [a:Sarah Pinsker|6683690|Sarah Pinsker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1391970984p2/6683690.jpg] invited to the inter-dimensional conference on a remote island (sic!), where alternate versions of her mingle together, gathered by her alternative, who found the way to connect dimensions. All is fine and good unlit one of her is found dead, possibly killed but another her. The fiction part is great and while this has been done before (e.g. [b:All You Zombies|13030110|All You Zombies|Robert A. Heinlein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338513108s/13030110.jpg|18193411] by [a:Robert A. Heinlein|205|Robert A. Heinlein|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1192826560p2/205.jpg]) it is great as a psychology (if she is me, I in her place would do so and so, and SHE IS ME) but the mystery part is not perfect, thus only 4*. Nevertheless, recommended
The story, the title of which alludes to [b:And Then There Were None|16299|And Then There Were None|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391120695s/16299.jpg|3038872] by [a:Agatha Christie|123715|Agatha Christie|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1321738793p2/123715.jpg] and tells the story of the author, [a:Sarah Pinsker|6683690|Sarah Pinsker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1391970984p2/6683690.jpg] invited to the inter-dimensional conference on a remote island (sic!), where alternate versions of her mingle together, gathered by her alternative, who found the way to connect dimensions. All is fine and good unlit one of her is found dead, possibly killed but another her. The fiction part is great and while this has been done before (e.g. [b:All You Zombies|13030110|All You Zombies|Robert A. Heinlein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338513108s/13030110.jpg|18193411] by [a:Robert A. Heinlein|205|Robert A. Heinlein|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1192826560p2/205.jpg]) it is great as a psychology (if she is me, I in her place would do so and so, and SHE IS ME) but the mystery part is not perfect, thus only 4*. Nevertheless, recommended