thegooddoctor
2/18/2021
Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear really do have a magical partnership, and it is always a joy to discover another one of their stories. How do 2 authors manage to write a story together - something wondrously elevated above anything that they would create individually?
[I am reminded of Larry Niven and Jerry Pornelle, or Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, or Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper, or Frederik Pohl and Cyril Kornbluth. On the other hand, I recall a reviewer (perhaps David Pringle) commenting that he found that work by Pohl and Jack Williamson was not as good as what those authors produced invidually.]
If you enjoy this story, be sure to check out Mongoose in The Year's Best Science Fiction #27 and Boojum in The Year's Best Science Fiction #26 (both collections by Gardner Dozois. These are both remarkable.
My rating system starts with a rating of one star for a story/novel that I ranked "C -". Ratings move up 1/2 star with each step, up to 5 stars (equivalent to a ranking of A+).