Sunday, May 11, 2014
The Souunds of Old Earth, by Matthew Kressel
The Sounds of Old Earth is a story that's been done a thousand times in SF--and never really gets old. I always like reading a good version, though several in a row would get wearing. Matthew Kressel does a fine job on this one, taking what is pretty much a light touch. The premise is a little odd--complete destruction of the earth as a salvage job is being undertaken to form a new planet, very near the old one. Seems like the only reason humanity would want to do this would be to build the largest Dyson Sphere possible, or maybe Ringworld, but in any case the point of the story is loyalty and its limits. It's a graceful tale and worth reading to remind one of the power SF has in storytelling. Three stars from me.
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