Book Review: Questing Beast by Ilona Andrews
(Three Stars)
“Sean Kozlov … groped the surface of the desk for a pen. The pen felt moist and cold. Suspiciously like a nose.”
Competent short science fiction about folks in a jam who find a creative—perhaps too creative—solution to an apparently insolvable problem. And the clock is ticking. (Nice, if inaccurate cover art.)
“There are only two ways to break down a third-order AI like Nanny: a chaotic protocol or a goal-oriented protocol.”
Creating a chimera on a newly-discovered—perhaps develop-able, perhaps left as a sanctuary—world would be irresponsible. But it may be the only solution. What could go wrong?
“…sheathed its body. A long silky man flared on its sinuous neck.”