Del Sol SFF Review

I’m called Guerra the BridgeMaker. I’ve accomplished something no other lost soul ever has. I’ve broken through the barriers that separate the Nine Rings of Hell. All it cost was the afterlife of the people who followed me. But this isn't that story. This story is about what happened next.  A thunderous boom echoes across the desert as the nighttime sky shatters. Ayala's limp body passes through one Ring of Hell and into another. Close behind her is what is left of our cohorts. Their torn and shredded bodies are now nothing more than a bloody slush. The half-eaten face of Whatever-His-Name-Is spins through the air like a flipping coin. Too bad he already lost the toss. I follow behind them all, careening through the air, still holding on to Whatever-Her-Name's hand and severed forearm.  As I soar across the splintered midnight sky, I watch it stitch itself back together. Turning my head, I see the soft mango-colored dunes getting closer. I can't help but smile at my acc...

In the future, Perso Tech allows anyone, including criminals, to change their personality through chemical dosing. Now, in order to be convicted of a crime, a person must have not only criminal intent, but a criminal personality: a personality capable of committing the crime for which a person is being prosecuted. The role of incriminator arose as a way for law enforcement to get convictions by ensuring a suspect’s personality was sufficiently criminal.   It was beautiful and I hated it. Sitting on my porch and watching the endless sway of the night-shrouded grass, feeling the wind caress my naked torso, the stars dazzling overhead—disgusting. Too empty, outside and inside. I never liked being able to see all the way to the horizon. What kind of person wakes up every day eager to be themselves? The problem is that even after three years my mind is frustratingly resilient. I suppose I should have seen that coming; it was why they got me so young, after all. Now my memory is either r...