![]() ![]() Not only is this a wonderful story, but it’s a wonderfully told story. I won’t spoil any of what happens between them, but I will say I shed tears of joy and tears of sorrow for this unusual family, and that’s an accomplishment few authors can claim. Instead of being cold and clinical, the approach here is warm and human. Fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. ![]() Given Gwen and Basil’s role within the grand scheme of first contact, I was afraid we’d be left with a lot of technical asides and scientific musings to explore the aliens. that same sense of something significant taking place on a personal and intimate level, even if it is approached in a very different manner. As a story of first contact and social justice, this reminds me of the old TV series Alien Nation. Then watch a family emerge, only to be confronted by the worst of both societies. Introduce an oddly gendered alien into the mix. Mind you, what I like on the page doesn’t necessarily translate well to the screen, but I have a pretty solid production crew inside my head.Īnyway, Triptych is a book that I’m delighted to say falls comfortably outside the norm, pushes sexual/racial/gender boundaries, and leaves you quite delighted to stop and think. While I do enjoy some mindless carnage on the big screen, it simply doesn’t work for me on the page. I love science fiction books best when they do something a little outside the norm. ![]()
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