Synopsis: Establishing
communications with aliens has its extraordinary hazards. Imagine negotiating
with intellectual super centipedes who enjoy nothing so much as a feast on
warm-blooded mammals! Or mediating between
sentient, innocent caterpillars being bullied telepathetically by
butterflies. The heroine, the Spacewoman, is a communications expert who ships out on galactic exploration. Through
time-blackout, she stays young, her children aging ahead of her. But she is okay with that – her
true love is the exploration of the universeReview: Told in vignettes of her adventures on different worlds, linked by her interactions with certain people as they age and the science experiment that defines her life and changes her body, the plot is a bit choppy and some parts seem unconnected with the story as a whole. However, it is not intended to be the story of a single event, but the story of her life as a Spacewoman, so it is told as a Memoir. Intriguing world-building and complex moral dilemmas make up for the choppy plot and create an interesting read. Worth the time if you enjoy vintage science fiction set in strange worlds with complex characters.
Bookmarks: 3.5 of 5
Awards: None
ISBN: 425-02345-075h
Year Published: 1962
Date Finished: 1-12-2018
Pages: 176
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