Published: May 08, 2012
Words: 6,925 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476056364

Short description

Janice and I didn't really adopt Rogo; he adopted us. Everyone loved the B-mots, brought to Earth by visitors from Betelgeuse. It was better than owning a dog. Life felt a little sweeter with a B-mot. We had more zest. We'd never felt more in love with each other. And for sure, we loved our little Rogo. Maybe too much. A short story from the author of Eternity's End (6600 words).

Extended description

Janice and I didn't really adopt Rogo; he adopted us. Everyone loved the B-mots, brought to Earth by visitors from Betelgeuse. It was better than owning a dog. Life felt a little sweeter with a B-mot. We had more zest. We'd never felt more in love with each other. And for sure, we loved our little Rogo. Maybe too much.

A short story from the author of Eternity's End and The Chaos Chronicles. Originally appeared in the anthology Futurelove: a Science Fiction Triad (Bobbs-Merrill). 6600 words.

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pets, short stories, science fiction, aliens

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Review by: Francis Porretto on May 12, 2012 :
Not bad. It's a bit overwritten, though I suppose one might argue that the style is suited to the subject matter and the interior landscape of the viewpoint character. But it leaves the central question unanswered: Why did the Betels bring B-mots to Earth? (Did they bring *all of them* to Earth, leaving their own world uninfested?)

Concerning style: Watch out for sequences of adjectives or adverbs separated by commas. Also, a couple of the early descriptive passages go on long enough to be tiresome. Otherwise, well done.
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