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Becoming Alien (Saga of Tom Red-Clay #1)
by
Rebecca Ore
16-year old boy finds an alien crash-landed on a farm and ends up being recruited to join the Federation of Sapients - and adventuring out among the stars.
First book of a trilogy, although ends in a way that does not require continuation to the other books. Sequels are "Being Human" and "Human to Human". Finalist for the 1989 Philip K. Dick Award. Nominated for the John W....more
First book of a trilogy, although ends in a way that does not require continuation to the other books. Sequels are "Being Human" and "Human to Human". Finalist for the 1989 Philip K. Dick Award. Nominated for the John W....more
Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages
Published
August 28th 1989
by Tor Books
(first published 1988)
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One of my favorite all-time science fiction books by a woman who quickly became one of my favorite authors -- I only wish I could find more that she's written. I've always loved the "human among a polyglot of alien cultures" story-line, and this is one of the best. There is humor, there is drama, there is sexuality, there is lots of heart, all of them in abundance. If I have any reservations, it's only because of the (slight) cliche' of the human hero: A guy who seems to have an overall lack of...more
Okay.. into the O's with not much more choice than the N's NOT reading Orwell and although Mel Odom is fun I read that one less than 10 years ago, so am going for the one I'm sure I read but don't remember at all! Let's see how it goes!
Discovered this one was a book Curt picked up many years ago and very much liked.... which illustrates our different tastes in reading. It was fascinating. I have never seen alien cultures and thought processes done so completely and so well. I mean alien. Very al...more
Discovered this one was a book Curt picked up many years ago and very much liked.... which illustrates our different tastes in reading. It was fascinating. I have never seen alien cultures and thought processes done so completely and so well. I mean alien. Very al...more
An oddly engaging "fish out of water" story where a young man, after helping to rescue an alien after it crashed on his family farm, is recruited to join The Federation.
The aliens' physical appearance is vividly described; tho am having a harder time grasping their social structure. The bits of hand-waving on the author's part aren't enough to dissuade me from keeping with it, tho.
The aliens' physical appearance is vividly described; tho am having a harder time grasping their social structure. The bits of hand-waving on the author's part aren't enough to dissuade me from keeping with it, tho.
Um Basic understanding of a Boy who is 16 finds a crashed Space craft and is taking care of an Alien...
just on page 22..
The book went into details that really do not matter....
I am into sci fi...but the details were to Alien....
But read it and then you will know...if it is good or not
just on page 22..
The book went into details that really do not matter....
I am into sci fi...but the details were to Alien....
But read it and then you will know...if it is good or not
2.5 stars
It's been a long time since I read this, but as I recall, while it had some interesting bits, it was mostly pretty meh.
It's been a long time since I read this, but as I recall, while it had some interesting bits, it was mostly pretty meh.
I will try the next one. it does give you a real feel for the swing of disorientation to familiarity that the different creatures including Tom experience around each other.
read in July 1994
I've never read a story by a writer that grasped, and could convey, alienness the way that Rebecca Ore does in this book. It's very compelling and very weird. The novel also comes off as being very cold; however, to be honest, once you get far enough into the story, the main character gets better (years later) at interpreting alien emotions, and better at dealing with his own.
An underrated SF gem.
An underrated SF gem.
Owned it for a very long time...finally got around to trying to read it and found that I could not finish it.
One of the most interesting books I've read in a long time.
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