thegooddoctor
2/22/2021
I'm afraid that I found Gardner Dozois' wonderful introduction much more wonderful that the actual story. This one is a rewrite / extension / tribute to the classic original The Thing by John W. Campbell. After I read this story, I re-read the original, and found I liked the original better.
But don't give up on Peter Watts.
He's good. He's imaginative, And he's even Canadian!
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