A review by cathepsut
The Sufficient Loss Protocol by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
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!
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!