The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye

“As the Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye wandered the galaxy harvesting dead stars, they liked to talk...” Thus begins the epic 2015 Nebula Award Short Story Finalist “The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye” by Matthew Kressel, a galactic-spanning story that takes place over centuries, in a future where the galaxy has been obliterated by an enigmatic all-powerful entity known as The All-Seeing Eye. “‘The Meeker and the All-Seeing Eye’ by Matthew Kressel is an excellent story of a single huge creature, the Eye, roaming the universe with its story telling companion…This story is very entertaining, right from the start. You get a strong insight into these odd creatures with huge life times and some hints at all sorts of interesting cultures they have come across. The ending is excellent…I recommend this story – it’s definitely worth reading.” —Tangent Online “A far-future horror story, an effective game of slow reveal, in which we gradually discover that the true is not what we had supposed.” —Locus Online, Lois Tilton “A very good story.” — SFRevu, Sam Tomaino “A touching space opera…Thumbs up in terms of reader satisfaction and 4.80 out of 5 stars.” —Imagined Worlds “I really enjoyed this story. The tone seems light at the beginning, like an intergalactic buddy road trip between the Meeker and the Eye, but as the Eye seeks Beth’s secret’s relentlessly it gets much darker. Solidly entertaining, far future SF.” — Diabolical Plots “I give this my highest recommendation.” —30-Second Sci-Fi Book Review