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I'm currently reading Neal Asher a little more systematically. The books I read previously turned out to be part 2 of 3 and the-like.
This time I started with the standalone novel "Prador Moon" as I think the Prador aliens - even if maybe just a "little" over-the-top - is one of the best alien species I've seen from an author. Their lovable family dynamic (read: their complete and utter narcissistic disregard for their offspring) and their motives: they're not here for our water, or our women - except insofar as we're yummy devoured alive (which seems only 'fair" though as they treat their children just the same).
All in all they make Ian M. Bank's Affront look like a bunch of nice guys you'd love to spend an evening with.
Initially I found Asher's peculiar mix of bodyhorror and scifi disturbingly offputting but, it's growing on me (see what I did there?).
Do you people have any favorite, particularly convincing, and/or compelling aliens from stories you've read?
And just for the record, films are OK but, hate me if you must, I don't consider Star Wars scifi. "Drivel" maybe, "samurais in space" perhaps, but scifi? No.
EDIT:
It just occurred to me - thinking about my needless comment about Star Wars, and taking Sturgeon's law at face value - that opposite examples might be fun too. Though I rather suspect this could make this thread run into Sturgeon's law, itself, or God forbid Godwin's law.
But hey, have at it! :)
This time I started with the standalone novel "Prador Moon" as I think the Prador aliens - even if maybe just a "little" over-the-top - is one of the best alien species I've seen from an author. Their lovable family dynamic (read: their complete and utter narcissistic disregard for their offspring) and their motives: they're not here for our water, or our women - except insofar as we're yummy devoured alive (which seems only 'fair" though as they treat their children just the same).
All in all they make Ian M. Bank's Affront look like a bunch of nice guys you'd love to spend an evening with.
Initially I found Asher's peculiar mix of bodyhorror and scifi disturbingly offputting but, it's growing on me (see what I did there?).
Do you people have any favorite, particularly convincing, and/or compelling aliens from stories you've read?
And just for the record, films are OK but, hate me if you must, I don't consider Star Wars scifi. "Drivel" maybe, "samurais in space" perhaps, but scifi? No.
EDIT:
It just occurred to me - thinking about my needless comment about Star Wars, and taking Sturgeon's law at face value - that opposite examples might be fun too. Though I rather suspect this could make this thread run into Sturgeon's law, itself, or God forbid Godwin's law.
But hey, have at it! :)
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