Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station explained

"Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station │ Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0" is a science fiction short story by Caroline M. Yoachim. It was first published in Lightspeed, in March 2016.

Synopsis

"Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station" is a second-person narrative in the style of a gamebook, depicting a scenario in which an employee of a space station seeks medical care for an injury. At various points throughout the story, the reader is offered a choice as to what the employee should do; however, all choices lead to the employee's "horrible, painful death".

Reception

"Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2016.[1] Kirkus Reviews felt that the story led to "hilarity",[2] while Tangent Online called it "terrifically funny".[3] Rocket Stack Rank found it to be "very silly", but considered this to be a negative.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/welcome-medical-clinic-interplanetary-relay-station%E2%94%82hours-since-last-patient-death-0/ “Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station│Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0”
  2. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/adventures-short-science-fiction/ Adventures in Short Science Fiction
  3. https://tangentonline.com/e-market-monthly/lightspeed/lightspeed-70-march-2016/ Lightspeed #70, March 2016
  4. http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2016/03/welcome-to-medical-clinic-at.html Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0, by Caroline M. Yoachim