Emma Goto
About first contact with an alien species (after Children of Time, I suppose this is Tchaikovsky's specialty). These aliens are interesting because they live on a planet devoid of light and communicate solely via electromagnetic waves. The book follows the POV of both human and alien, who can't communicate with each other and many misunderstandings ensue - albeit not so much in a a comedic way, but slightly more verging on horror.
Originally posted at www.emgoto.com.
About first contact with an alien species (after Children of Time, I suppose this is Tchaikovsky's specialty). These aliens are interesting because they live on a planet devoid of light and communicate solely via electromagnetic waves. The book follows the POV of both human and alien, who can't communicate with each other and many misunderstandings ensue - albeit not so much in a a comedic way, but slightly more verging on horror.
Originally posted at www.emgoto.com.
