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A review by heliopteryx
A Thousand Words for Stranger by Julie E. Czerneda
4.0
An unusual mix of scientific ideas used very well in a science fiction setting, and a somewhat boring, generic setting outside of these ideas.
I very much enjoyed this book once I reached the point where the reader gets some exposition about the Clan, but I found it a little hard to get into.
I read the 10th anniversary edition, where the author explains how she got the idea for this book. In this book, we have an alien species with a highly desirable trait with brutal tradeoffs. It's the thing their entire culture and lifestyle revolves around, and they've been using eugenics on themselves to exaggerate this trait. The trait is The author wanted to pose the question that, if a sapient species recognized it was driving itself to extinction for the sake of this incredibly valuable trait, would they stop? And who would be the most affected?
The answer is, the main character. She is the one most affected by this process. At the start of the book she has amnesia, but as the story progresses, she and the reader learn more and more about what's going on.
I very much enjoyed this book once I reached the point where the reader gets some exposition about the Clan, but I found it a little hard to get into.
I read the 10th anniversary edition, where the author explains how she got the idea for this book. In this book, we have an alien species with a highly desirable trait with brutal tradeoffs. It's the thing their entire culture and lifestyle revolves around, and they've been using eugenics on themselves to exaggerate this trait. The trait is
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the ability to use interdimensional space magic.The answer is, the main character. She is the one most affected by this process. At the start of the book she has amnesia, but as the story progresses, she and the reader learn more and more about what's going on.