"The twelfth issue of Aeon Speculative Fiction contains a range of agreeable stories, of which the best are "Harry the Crow" by John Kratman and "Moonlight on the Carpet" by David Levine. In "Harry the Crow", a near-future Native American tribe still follows the old ways of establishing proper manhood and warriorhood, and a member of the lodge becomes determined to initiate his construct, a robot friend, among the elect. This happens in first humorous and then dangerous ways, amounting in the end to a cunningly revisionist tall tale."

Here's a good idea– a retirement home in space...A light piece of story, on the heartwarming side."

The humor is funny and the characters believable...'Harry the Crow' doesn’t end with a droll punch line but with a chilling realization that says something important about what it might mean to be human. Very enjoyable."

"'Nanuq' is a nice survival tale with compelling characters."

"Mutiny and murder come to life in this exotic monster story."

"The story is well told, with excellent pacing, flashes of local detail that enhance the verisimilitude, a hero we can care about and a monster that is a little bit out of the ordinary, though no less fearsome for that."