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The Butterfly Disjunct
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A scientist haunted by an impossible ghost. A cocky poet attempting to outrun peace. A grieving mother looking for life beneath Europa's icy surface. A ship AI desperate to rescue its beloved crew. An ongoing fight against the end of existence. Equal parts earnest and strange, Stewart C Baker's stories span the breadth of human emotion, space, and time. In this debut collection, gender and genre collide to celebrate relationships and empathy in all their forms.
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Max
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Sydney Carothers
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“This is a collection of somewhat interconnected science fiction short stories, many of which take place in a dystopian landscape.
I thought that the characters were the shining stars of this short story collection. Each character felt complex but easy to understand. I wanted to know more about each of the characters and their stories.
I do think that some of the stories were a little difficult to understand, especially with how short they were. Additionally, I thought that some just didn’t fit the theme of the book.
However, I overall enjoyed this short story collection.”
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Kendell
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“The writing in this collection is fast-paced, flowery and descriptive, packing as much detail about the world as possible into each short story. However, I feel that in an attempt to fit each story into just a short chapter has left many holes in the stories, causing me quite a bit of confusion while reading. Concepts are introduced with little to no background or follow up, and characters are not fully developed and so feel very one-dimensional. I feel that this collection has so much potential should the stories be expanded upon more. Many just needed more time to shine and to fully flesh out the characters and settings and to fully elaborate on the concepts introduced within each chapter.
Finally, thank you to NetGalley and Interstellar Flight Press for this ARC”
Hawl
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“Stewart C Baker's 'The Butterfly Disjunct' is a collection of science fiction short stories that span across many galaxies, centuries and timelines! I loved this collection of work very much. It was such a wonderful, chaotic and fun read. Every story had an unusual element to it as they discuss themes of politics, science, relationships the environment and so many more.
There was so much variety and so many worlds in this short collection, an absolutely delightful aspect of the book. The shortness of each story allowed for fast paced, engaging reads that kept the reader drawn into these creative and expanse worlds.
One factor to the collection that I loved was the recurring characters, Kirsi and Aaala, who's development we got to follow across several stories. This allowed the collection to feel interconnected and created an underlying sense of growth to the novel. Several stories, especially 'How to Configure your Quantum Disambiguator' also had big 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' vibes which I adored! The chaos and randomness to the stories were an extremely fun and hilarious touch!
I thoroughly enjoyed the collection as a whole, but some stories felt that they were too short and some of the characters and plots were left underdeveloped, leaving me wanting more. This also resulted in some stories becoming quite confusing to understand due to how brief and fast paced they were.
I loved 'The Butterfly Disjunct' and I believe that Baker did a wonderful job at creating such a fun and thought provoking read. Fans of science fiction and h2g2 will love this collection!
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Interstellar Flight Press for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.”
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