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"Guns" by Spoonbender (humorous sci-fi sex) 10, 9, 9
"Guns" by Spoonbender (Theodore@Spoonbender.demon.co.uk) This review is the personal opinion of Kim, who can be contacted at ghost@nym.alias.net. Well, here's a thing, a comedy SciFi sex story sequel. Boy, that just flows of the tongue, doesn't it first. A pretty sensible idea you might think, which alas, due to severe time restraints, I'm unable to accommodate. So you'll just have to accept that I'm coming fresh to this, like many of the readers will be I imagine. I did at least read Sandman's review of it, so I do have an idea of its content. This is a short story set in a classroom of the Quageelers, a race of multi- eyed, multi-tentacled beings, who are learning about the downfall of the human race, by watching an old video they'd recovered from a presumably deserted Earth, sometime after Earth's decisive victory over the dreaded large and paradoxical Morgans of the first story. It seems Earth secured a victory over the Morgans by some unique applications of bio-weaponry and defense systems incorporating vital human reproductive and lubrication fluids. Unfortunately, in the rush to refine the systems, a major problem was encountered that led to humanity's downfall. Now, is this a thinly disguised anti-gun polemic? Or is this an even more thinly disguised anti-virtual sex tirade? Nah, it's one long joke, is all written, short, and to the point. Utter nonsense, of course, but hugely enjoyable utter nonsense all the same. Calling the teacher, in all sincerity, a "Jewel of the Firmament" indeed! Ratings for "Guns" Athena (technical quality): 10 (nothing wrong I could see) Venus (plot & character): 9 (silly, but fun) Kim (appeal to reviewer): 9 (comedy's a subjective thing) |