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2019 • 32 pages

Ratings173

Average rating3.3

15

This is part of the Amazon Original ‘Forward Collection' curated by Blake Crouch. I loved The Martian and really liked Artemis. This kind of fits right in for them as a futuristic science story. These are available through prime for free on kindle or audible! 
This one is very straight forward. It deals with a new super computer that would allow for the gambling scene to be entirely ripped off. Pseudo-number randomizers can be hacked through this new process, allowing the cheating to appear like genuine wins, indistinguishable. When an IT guy catching this, saving his casino millions, it's too bad that not everyone is as clean. 
This was perhaps my least favorite of the Forward Collection if I'm honest. The short story features a total of perhaps three scenes, and they are all very simple. Two of which are very similar. I did like that Weir uses his signature style of heavily delivering on the science though. It just felt a little flat. 
Personally a 3/5*, just not as deep or hard hitting as the others. 

February 25, 2023