Five SFF Stories in Which Kids Save the Day

[james_davis_nicoll]

Why spend trillions on defence when a plucky kid or two could well be sufficient?

Five SFF Stories in Which Kids Save the Day

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[james_davis_nicoll]

Tor dot com article 401, 2023 article 48

[patrick_morris_miller]

Footnote 1: "I am Ozymandias, king of kings..."

[bunsen_h]

As I've recently read Ruby Finley and The Affair of the Mysterious Letter from your recommendations, how about a list of books in which the protagonist is oblivious to subtext?

[patrick_morris_miller]

A list of authors who are oblivious to subtext would be amusing, but I doubt Tor would buy it.

[philrm]

I would!

[james_davis_nicoll]

You might like the Flavia de Luce mysteries. She is 11, very smart, and utterly convinced that she is expert at misleading interfering adults. It's clear that in fact she might be just a bit less adept than she thinks she is.

[bunsen_h]

Sounds interesting, thanks. I've put in a hold request at my library, though the queue ahead of me is long.

[(Anonymous)]

Ah yes. Flavia de Luce, the 11 year old, self-taught, poisons expert! 😊

-Awesome Aud

[(Anonymous)]

That is the sentence for which the phrase "What could possibly go wrong?" was invented.

Paul Clarke

[dagibbs]

"perhaps even comparable to LiveJournal at its height."

LOL!

[jbwoodford]

Needle, IIRC, was the inspiration for The Hidden, an 80s SF movie that wasn't too horrible as 80s SF movies go.

[philrm]

I love that movie. Great cast overall, especially Kyle McLachlan.