fiction
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Alien communication: Part 3, The Mountain in the Sea–and a new quotation for the speculative fiction advent calendar (slightly revised)
In this series of posts, I will review these six novels: The Mountain in the Sea, Ray Nayler (2023) Here’s an enthralling near-future SF novel of contact with another species, and it doesn’t need outer space to do so. Is… Continue reading
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Six novels take a serious look at alien communication: Part 2, Translation State
In this series of posts, I will discuss six novels of alien communication I find convincing and satisfying: Translation State, Ann Leckie (2023)–note: fixed a typo if you are reading the revised post Leckie’s answer to the problem of human/alien… Continue reading
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Six novels take a serious look at alien communication: Part 1, Embassytown (REVISED)
In this series of posts, I will discuss six novels of alien communication I find convincing and satisfying: Embassytown, China Miéville, 2011 Miéville’s take on communicating with an alien species is complex and stunningly detailed, not least because Miéville himself… Continue reading
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