Tag: good read
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Sue Burke: Semiosis
Could you have any shared values with a plant? Semiosis is an original first contact novel in the sense that it describes first contact with a plant species. The immediate parallel jumping to mind is Wyndham’s “Day of the Triffids” [10 Best SF books] – but there humans confront plants on Earth proper, and there’s…
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Ben H Winters: The Last Policeman
Waiting for the imminent end of the world is a well-navigated topic in SF – from absolute classic “On the Beach” (Shute) to Wilson’s amazing “Spin”. Reading The Last Policemen frequently brought to mind both novels – the narrative thread of searching for meaning in the face of annihilation, obviously, but with Spin, also in…