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Deodand

A METAtropolis Story

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Deodand

By: Karl Schroeder
Narrated by: Jonathan Frakes
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Interpol investigator Gennady Malianov finds himself in Immigration limbo. Then, a temporary gig comes along that could solve his problems. But what he finds out about the nature of consciousness and morality could change the world.

This story was originally published in the Audie Award-winning METAtropolis: Cascadia.

©2010 Karl Schroeder (P)2014 Audible Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Science Fiction Fiction
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I'm a big Karl Schroeder fan but this was a boring story. Like its predecessor, To Hie from Far Cilenia, this tale seems more interested in explaining its ideas about virtual communities and the development of technology than telling a good story. Most of it is tiresome exposition, with the lead character, Gennady, saying, "You mean...[insert info dump about technology]" before he moves to another location to do the same thing again. Pity, because the earlier Gennady stories, and the later Laika's Ghost are modern classics, according to me. Also a word about the narration: it's really bad, with a dreadful Ukrainian accent for Gennady, which makes it very offputting.

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