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Book Review of The Starry Rift

The Starry Rift
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Three Tiptree short stories with a unifying framework. In 'The Only Neat Thing To Do', a rebellious teenager takes an unauthorized jaunt into space, makes a true friend, and must then make a very grown-up decision. 'Good Night, Sweethearts' puts an independent salvager in an odd position, thanks to the technology of coldsleep that permits humans to make decades-long space journeys, and 'Collision' is a first-contact tale where any small misunderstanding could lead to a horrific war.