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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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