• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    30·
    2 days ago

    If anyone is interested in “what could alien life look like?”, I can highly recommend reading the Children Of Time trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

    He manages to really have his alien species feel like truely something non-human.

    Reading the novels feels like going on an adventure

    • CitizenKong@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      Yep, especially the alien species in the second book. Which was basically The Thing, but much more interesting.

    • trueheresy@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      I echo this, I was truly astonished by how much empathy and connection I had with alien creatures.

      I’ve not got round to reading the third book but this has nudged me to go get my e-reader out.

      • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        be warned that it feels different and sometimes confusing, narration-wise. Just keep at it.

        Some people don’t like it because of that, but I like it. The new species opens some interesting philosophy