science fiction
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Six novels take a serious look at alien communication: Part 4, Children of Time book 1
In this series of posts, I review six novels with alien communication as a main plot point: Quick Note: I am writing these reviews so fast that mistakes inevitably crop up. As I spot typos and worse, I will issue… Continue reading
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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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