A review by jokoloyo
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2013 by John Joseph Adams
2.0
Based on my understanding, the plot is simple. There are a couple of terms and definitions of Go/Baduk/Weiqi game, but the game played in the story itself is not clear for me, a linguistic Go game, maybe? I am open to anyone who can pointing how the game played on the story.
Anyway, this short story reminds me of a few good stories about games:
1. For space opera telling of playing game, I haven't found a better story than [b:The Player of Games|18630|The Player of Games (Culture, #2)|Iain M. Banks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386922873s/18630.jpg|1494157], yet.
2. For Igo games, there are [b:The Master of Go|13752|The Master of Go (Vintage International)|Yasunari Kawabata|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327963687s/13752.jpg|1255182] and [b:Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1: Descent of the Go Master|13590|Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1 Descent of the Go Master (Hikaru no Go, #1)|Yumi Hotta|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388890941s/13590.jpg|15730]. If not familiar with the Igo game, I recommend Hikaru no Go.
Anyway, this short story reminds me of a few good stories about games:
1. For space opera telling of playing game, I haven't found a better story than [b:The Player of Games|18630|The Player of Games (Culture, #2)|Iain M. Banks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386922873s/18630.jpg|1494157], yet.
2. For Igo games, there are [b:The Master of Go|13752|The Master of Go (Vintage International)|Yasunari Kawabata|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327963687s/13752.jpg|1255182] and [b:Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1: Descent of the Go Master|13590|Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1 Descent of the Go Master (Hikaru no Go, #1)|Yumi Hotta|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388890941s/13590.jpg|15730]. If not familiar with the Igo game, I recommend Hikaru no Go.