Planetbreaker’s Son
Planetbreaker’s Son by Nick Mamatas, published by PM Press in 2021, is a collection of short stories that delves into the realms of science fiction and humor. This edition, comprising 128 pages, presents a narrative centered around a starship carrying postflesh billions toward survival. The Planetbreaker, tasked with a critical job, navigates the virtual dome of night, making decisions that lead to the erasure of entire societies. The story unfolds as the Planetbreaker’s son begins to question the necessity of these actions.
Readers will encounter a variety of thought-provoking themes, including the exploration of sentimentality and didacticism, particularly in the context of animal rescue. The collection also features “The Strange Case Of,” which challenges conventional ideas, and includes an engaging interview with Mamatas that adds depth to the reading experience. This book invites readers to reflect on the complexities of existence and the moral dilemmas faced in a universe where choices have profound consequences.
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“Aboard an unnamed starship carrying postflesh billions toward survival, the Planetbreaker has one job. He walks the stars embedded in the virtual dome of night and, when he tires of a world, throws a small black stone over his shoulder-and entire societies blink out of existence. The work is necessary, or so insists. But the Planetbreaker’s son has his own ideas. Meanwhile, in “The Strange Case Of,” Mamatas gleefully blinks sentimental, shopworn ideas out of easy acceptance. “The Twin Dragons of Sentimentality and Didacticism” explores the dangers and pleasures of Animal Rescue. But listen. That “Ring, Ring, Ring” (and so forth) you hear is the dreaded ouija phone connecting the living with the dead. And it’s for you. Of course we include our predictably unpredictable, outrageously rageous Outspoken Interview with Mamatas. Also for you.Aboard an unnamed starship carrying postflesh billions toward survival, the Planetbreaker has one job. He walks the stars embedded in the virtual dome of night and, when he tires of a world, throws a small black stone over his shoulder-and entire societies blink out of existence. The work is necessary, or so insists. But the Planetbreaker’s son has his own ideas. Meanwhile, in “The Strange Case Of,” Mamatas gleefully blinks sentimental, shopworn ideas out of easy acceptance. “The Twin Dragons of Sentimentality and Didacticism” explores the dangers and pleasures of Animal Rescue. But listen. That “Ring, Ring, Ring” (and so forth) you hear is the dreaded ouija phone connecting the living with the dead. And it’s for you. Of course we include our predictably unpredictable, outrageously rageous Outspoken Interview with Mamatas. Also for you”–
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