Archive for the 'Aliens' Category

The List #10: “The Nutcracker Coup” by Janet Kagan

June 19th, 2007

In the universe depicted in this 1993 Hugo winning novelette by Janet Kagan, there are lots of alien races. Humans were one day alone, and the next were members of a large galactic community. They established embassies as quick as they could, and trade, both economic and cultural, started.
The story starts with a […]

The List #7: “No Truce With Kings” by Poul Anderson

June 7th, 2007

Ah, Tor Doubles. Gotta love ‘em.
In the future, things have changed a bit. Wars have occurred, resulting in a fragmented America. “No Truce With Kings” starts in a military compound in the Pacific Northwest, where skirmishes still happen. In fact, the compound has been attacked in the past from every direction […]