Sand Queens

What a jerk, Simon Kress got what was coming for him. Not only did he disobey Carla's orders not to force them to fight, he's also a jerk for wanting them to fight. Such sadism cannot go unpunished, and it was a relief to hear he get what he deserved. All in all, it was an interesting story. I always enjoy a nice sci fi short story, and this supplimented CN quite well. I only wonder how things work between Carla and her partner, Shade. Does he worship her? Or are they married? Or does he simply work with her to spread his fellow sandkings. There were several issues with the story though. First off, how would the sandkings be inteligent enough to know to sabotage his hovercar, cut the exterminator's fuel lines, and other such nonsensically smart things for a bug to do. And why couldn't Simon walk to a nearby house, surely he has neighbors. Plot holes always get me in stories, especially when they simply aren't explained. But sandkings was good, a strong 4 out of 5. It was pleasantly less morbid than ...I Must Scream. More gorey, but its nice to see a jerk get whats coming for him. But gore never bothers me anyway. I didn't understand why the orange sandkings had Simon's face though. That made no sense what so ever. Anyway, thought I'd get my thoughts down. Hopefully I'll post a review of The Thing next weekend. Cheers to a hopefully good movie!