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james_davis_nicoll A Dry Quiet War - Part 1
A Dry Quiet War - Part 2
A veteran of a Space/Time War returns to his home town, which is on the dusty planet of the Space Oirish. He soon discovers there are other veterans hanging around, using their enhancements to prey on the townsfolk. Unfortunately, if he acts, it may unravel history. On an unrelated note, the framing sequence seems to indicate history was somehow unraveled.
Gardner Dozois liked this enough to collect it at least five times that I can see and I think I've read three of the anthologies. I really don't think the story is well served by the decision to make everyone except Bone talk like old timey Irish from Vaudeville. I'm also pretty sure I saw a western with the exact same plot, only without the raped-with-a-ultra-space-baton bit needed to truly motivate the protagonist.
Cast:
Wilbur Fitzgerald as Henry Bone
Sheila Head as Bex Thredmartin
Tuck Milligan as Marek
Fran Rizzo as 2X2L
Mort Banks as Peter Thredmartin
Andrew Joffe as Father Wu
Jane Gennaro as Garnoth the Halandana
Ed Lane as Rall Mfutu and Adjutant
Karen Braga as Proximity
A Dry Quiet War - Part 2
A veteran of a Space/Time War returns to his home town, which is on the dusty planet of the Space Oirish. He soon discovers there are other veterans hanging around, using their enhancements to prey on the townsfolk. Unfortunately, if he acts, it may unravel history. On an unrelated note, the framing sequence seems to indicate history was somehow unraveled.
Gardner Dozois liked this enough to collect it at least five times that I can see and I think I've read three of the anthologies. I really don't think the story is well served by the decision to make everyone except Bone talk like old timey Irish from Vaudeville. I'm also pretty sure I saw a western with the exact same plot, only without the raped-with-a-ultra-space-baton bit needed to truly motivate the protagonist.
Cast:
Wilbur Fitzgerald as Henry Bone
Sheila Head as Bex Thredmartin
Tuck Milligan as Marek
Fran Rizzo as 2X2L
Mort Banks as Peter Thredmartin
Andrew Joffe as Father Wu
Jane Gennaro as Garnoth the Halandana
Ed Lane as Rall Mfutu and Adjutant
Karen Braga as Proximity
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Date: 2013-01-31 08:44 am (UTC)