Biological SF that reads like fantasy? "In the Nest Beneath..." by Lowry Poletti
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Today's recommendation -
Author: Lowry Poletti
Title: “In the Nest Beneath the Mountain-Tree, Your Sisters Dance"
Venue: Lightspeed, Aug 2023 (ed. John Joseph Adams, Wendy N. Wagner)
Type: Short story – 5591 words
Themes: Science fiction, extraterrestrials, biology, symbiosis, difficult relationships
Where to read: Text free online / Audio free online / Subscribe to Lightspeed
One of my favorites of 2023 – a biologically based science fiction story that reads so poetic and rich in detail, it could be fantasy. Also happens to be incidentally trans? (Maybe I’m reading too much into it.) In any case, I’ve never seen wasps this awesome.
Good reading,
Bogi.
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