The Tourist
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In Alex Sherman's novella of space exploration The Tourist, a young academic travels to a mining outpost on a small planetoid, far from their sun There he studies the culture and music of a small squatter population that lives in total darkness. This is the first time any student has been allowed to travel there. Chocky agrees to show the student around, although he has more pressing things on his mind. Maybe this tour will provide the resources he needs, after all. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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A short sci-fi story, taking place on a remote planetoid - a dark and dangerous mining world - where squatters, or moles as they are known, form a unique subculture. The Tourist in question is an academic, studying ‘extraterrestrial ethnomusicology' and wants to journey deep into the mine structure to observe the sounders. For the moles, it is a violent and dangerous existence. For the tourist, a remarkable opportunity.
The writing has good pace, and moves quickly through the story. There is enough description to piece together the backstory, but only just, and in this way, it leaves it open for interpretation.
3 stars.
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A short sci-fi story, taking place on a remote planetoid - a dark and dangerous mining world - where squatters, or moles as they are known, form a unique subculture. The Tourist in question is an academic, studying ‘extraterrestrial ethnomusicology' and wants to journey deep into the mine structure to observe the sounders. For the moles, it is a violent and dangerous existence. For the tourist, a remarkable opportunity.
The writing has good pace, and moves quickly through the story. There is enough description to piece together the backstory, but only just, and in this way, it leaves it open for interpretation.
3 stars.
