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Falling Bodies

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Falling Bodies

By: Rebecca Roanhorse
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
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A young man caught between two disparate worlds searches for his place in the universe in a wrenching short story by New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse.

Light-years from home, it’s Ira’s second chance. Just another anonymous student at a space station university. Not the orphan whose Earther heritage was erased. Not some social experiment put on display by his adoptive father. Not the criminal recruited by the human rebels. But when Ira’s loyalties clash once again, two wars break out: one on the ground and one within himself. Which will Ira stand with? Which will take him down?

Rebecca Roanhorse’s Falling Bodies is part of The Far Reaches, a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination and open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

©2023 Rebecca Roanhorse. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Anthologies & Short Stories Dystopian Science Fiction Short Stories Space Exploration Heartfelt
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Nice short story.

Easy to follow.

Kinda expected it would end the way it did.

Enjoyed it.

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I love everything that I've ever read by Rebecca Roanhorse, and this is no different. A short story that illustrates the view of the colonized, and the struggle with keeping hold of self-identity and autonomy amid different cultures and influences.

Another great short from Rebecca Roanhorse

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A good character study and exploration of the psychological effects of being a colonized people. The ending could come with some content warnings, though it made sense in the context of the story’s premise.

Good read, more pointed than a lot of modern sci fi

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The sci-fi didn’t factor in very much; this could easily have been set in parts of today’s world.
It was on the dark end of humanity’s discontent and the way people are used.

A study of rebellion vs terrorism

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There are obvious parallels between the colonization of our conquered Earth in this story and the factual colonization of the indigenous people of the Americas, which makes this a powerful read. This has a different feel to Rebecca Roanhorse’s novels I’ve read, but I really enjoy them all. Highly recommended her work.

Heavy, but so good

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The situation is a son killed his father. Later realizing he was a political pawn by a Senator. With a tragic ending.

A good short story

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I'm not quite sure about this one. I found the space station part interesting but I couldn't get a clear sense of what was going on with the protagonist. Maybe the author intentionally wrote it that way. The ending was surprising and could be triggering for some. It reminded me of several other sci-fi stories and movies. The main message I got from this is 'Space madness (depression) is very real'.

Not Quite Sure

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Clearly intended as a character study and is a well drawn descriptive story. That said, the behavior of the main character was far too predictable — from the very beginning.

Predictable Character Study

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There is so much power and poignancy packaged into this short tale. Normally with these short listens, I'll listen to a string of them in a row. I had to just stop and sit in silence when this one ended,

Wow!

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This was a very relatable story. It didn’t even have to have sci-fi themes. But it was the best in the series so far

Best in the series

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