My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Maybe it's because I just finished writing a story about Mars, but I was definitely in the mood for this shortie.
The last flight out of Mars is headed for Terra, and the Leiters stop the ship long enough to check each passenger in search of three saboteurs...
What a cool story!
I enjoyed this a lot, but my favourite thing about this story is how seemingly average the beginning appears, before everything starts taking shape and becomes very clear. And of course, when that happens, I was once again amazed by how clever PKD's stories always turn out to be.
In a story so short and with so much happening, it's easy to assume that character development will fall flat. But it didn't. With just a few details, situations and circumstances, the main characters are quickly fully formed. And the imagery he describes filled my mind with the utter beauty of Mars.
Not to mention that twist ending! PKD did it again. I enjoyed the hell out of this.
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