A review by cathepsut
Lightspeed Magazine, January 2018 by John Joseph Adams
Did not finish book.
The Court Magician, Sarah Pinsker, 7 pages, ★★★★☆
Read this when it was nominated for the Nebula and read it again now, after its Hugo nomination.
The question I see here in this story—what are we willing to sacrifice to gain a nicer life? And knowledge. Knowledge above all. Is the cost worth it? How far are we willing to go?
He craves that moment where the trick behind the thing is revealed to him, where it can be stripped of power and made ordinary.
Can be read for free here: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-court-magician/
Read this when it was nominated for the Nebula and read it again now, after its Hugo nomination.
The question I see here in this story—what are we willing to sacrifice to gain a nicer life? And knowledge. Knowledge above all. Is the cost worth it? How far are we willing to go?
He craves that moment where the trick behind the thing is revealed to him, where it can be stripped of power and made ordinary.
Spoiler
Also, has the narrator gone so far that only his hearing and voice remained?Can be read for free here: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-court-magician/