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Don't see anything abrupt? Seems pretty typical ending for a common sci-fi subgenre that is still very popular today (I won't give more details to avoid spoiler
by theamk 2y ago
Don't see anything abrupt? Seems pretty typical ending for a common sci-fi subgenre that is still very popular today (I won't give more details to avoid spoilers). Sure, you can continue and make a whole book out of it, but it makes a good self-sufficient short story too.
Perhaps the page got truncated? For me, it ends with word "funny".
- CamperBob2 2y agoNo, that's the correct ending. I looked it up (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_Party). Clarke himself gave it a -4: I don't believe I've reread it since its original appearance, and I refuse to do so now — for fear of discovering how little I have improved in almost four decades. Those who claim that it's their favorite story get a cooler and cooler reception over the passing years.
- bookofjoe 2y agoHere's another PDF: https://escapepod.org/2013/06/18/ep400-rescue-party/ https://escapepod.org/2013/06/18/ep400-rescue-party/ As CamperBob noted below, the last word is indeed "funny."