SFF

Unexploded Remnants

by Elaine Gallagher
Tor.com. Jun. 2024. 112p. ISBN 9781250325211. pap. $16.99. SF
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DEBUT In her first novella, Gallagher, who is trans, imbues her work with questions of identity and connection. In a far-flung outer-space market, human Alice acquires an unusual item that makes her the target of an unknown group that’s determined to take her new purchase from her at any cost. The item, which Alice calls Gunn, is the last control unit for a vast war machine left over from a conflict that ended two civilizations ago. But Gunn isn’t just another artificial intelligence; they were a civilian artist once, and Alice is convinced that on some level Gunn is still capable of returning to a normal life. As Alice and Gunn are pursued across time and space, Alice has to reckon with Gunn’s abilities and whether they can leave behind the war they were built to fight.
VERDICT An ambitious debut that delivers high-stakes action sequences and intriguing characters.
Reviewed by Lydia Fletcher , May 01, 2024
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