I actually read this when first published in the magazine and it's one of the few short stories I actually liked, enjoyed, invested in the characters. Years later when movie came out I put off seeing because did not see how movie could possibly do the story justice (too much just from protagonist view and didn't think Hollywood would do the intensity justice or worse would turn it into space battle blowup stuff). Surprise, in cable re-runs years later caught movie and it was actually very well done although the briefer story made things much clearer. ( )

http://speculiction.blogspot.com/2013/12/review-of-enemy-mine-by-barry-longyear.... ( )