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Aliens Everywhere

On Earth As It Is On Television by Emily Jane

The Seep by Chana Porter

November 9, 2023 by Owlizabeth Leave a Comment

I loved both of these books. They are both technically science fiction, in that they both deal with alien invasions. But like the best scifi, the stories are less about aliens and more about what makes us human. In Emily Jane’s On Earth As It Is On Television, the ships show up, hover for a day or so, and then just leave. What follows is a bit of a wacky adventure, featuring cats as main characters and an average dad just trying to hold it together […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: alien invasion, Chana Porter, Emily Jane, queer sci-fi, SciFi

Owlizabeth's CBR15 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: alien invasion, Chana Porter, Emily Jane, queer sci-fi, SciFi ·
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Not for me, alas.

The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard

June 22, 2023 by narfna Leave a Comment

This wasn’t bad, but it could have been so much better. I think I just really don’t gel with this author. I read a short story from her that one year I voted for the Hugos and it turned me off so hard from her stuff. She seemed like the kind of author who was more interested in being artsy and impressive than in telling a good story. Those kinds of authors and I usually butt heads. So when this book was chosen for December’s […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, aliette de bodard, f/f, LGBTQIA, narfna, queer sci-fi, speculative, The Red Scholar's Wake

narfna's CBR15 Review No:66 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, aliette de bodard, f/f, LGBTQIA, narfna, queer sci-fi, speculative, The Red Scholar's Wake ·
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