User:DoctorWho42/The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model
| "The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Charlie Jane Anders | |
| [[File:|200px]] Cover of first edition (ebook) | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Tor.com |
| Publication type | Periodical |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Media type | Online magazine |
| Publication date | August 11, 2010 |
"The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model" is a science fiction short story by Charlie Jane Anders. It was first published in the online magazine Tor.com August 11, 2010.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
An alien agency uses the creation of civilizations and the Fermi Paradox as a means of accumulating and collecting valuable resources. Two aliens, Jon and Toku, are on their way to a planet called Earth that presumably met its demise. However, after waking from stasis, they find that this is not the case.
Reception[edit]
Locus Online's Lois Tilton reviewed the short story as "an entertaining story, a neat and original take on a classic SFnal trope."[2]
Tangent Online's Duane Donald reviewed it as "a very interesting tale of very long-lived extraterrestrials"[3] but noted it "was over sooner than I would have liked."[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model by Charlie Jane Anders". Tor.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Lois Tilton (30 August 2010). "Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, late August". Locus Online. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ a b Duane Donald (26 September 2010). "Tor.com -- August 2010". Tangent Online. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
External links[edit]
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