This is a story which has been told before. My twist on it, if there is a twist to be found, is to present it (mostly) from an alien perspective.
Project Hail Mary Review
It has just enough going on to enjoy as a space-faring adventure romp with no real surprises or mind-twisting concepts to contemplate, which it seems is what my stressed and sleep-deprived brain needed when I read it.
Permanence Review
You should go read Permanence, and then we can have a proper discussion about the potential evolution of cooperative aliens and whether or not sentience is really the pinnacle of evolutionary accomplishment we egotistically assume it to be.
Star Maker Review
Despite its brevity, this is not a book you should plan to whip through – it’s one of those you really must sit with and contemplate, both while actively reading and afterwards, if you want to appreciate it properly.
Planetfall Review
Maybe it’s unfair to expect every science fiction book I read to be on the same level as some of the greatest examples of the genre, but Planetfall barely even deserves to be shelved as science fiction.
Writing in the “Real” World
Writing a story associated with the real world is complicated, and it becomes more complicated the more closely associated with the present real world it is.
Identifying Descriptions
Many modern books which intrigue me enough to look up a description, or which I hear or read about, lose me at the description stage because they are not highlighting what I’m looking for in a story.
Next Level Fruit
They propose a “universal limit on technological development” as a solution to Fermi’s paradox based upon a notion of diminishing research returns and increasing civilizational complexity.
Under Alien Skies Review
Under Alien Skies should have been a picture book, but that doesn’t mean it fails in its mission as-is.
Memories Like Roses Author’s Note and Release
Memories Like Roses is an initial attempt to capture some of those thoughts in story form, to explore the inherent conflict that seems present in translation through the medium of storytelling. Somehow, I doubt it will be my last word on the subject.
IGC Publishing 