More on sci-fi and disabilities

A few days ago, I posted here a reply from a reader responding to my essay on sci-fi and disability in my November newsletter.

Well, Keith had more to say so here are a few more titles he suggested that might interest some of you:

. . . These both deal (in different ways) with disabilities. The first is very unusual, and is probably hard for a lot of people to read due to the way it is written. The author is William Horwood and the book is Skallagrig. It deals with cerebral palsy, and if I remember rightly, one of his children has the condition. The story is on several levels including someone writing a computer game, and collecting stories from asylums about the character known as Skallagrig. The different levels all come together in the end.

The other book is by Thom Satterlee, called The Stages. It deals with a character who has Aspergers. One of his work colleagues is murdered. The story masquerades as an investigation by this character into the murder, but it is actually about him and his life.

I'm sure I am not selling any of these books particularly well, but given we were talking about disability in books, it seemed worthwhile flagging them up. The Genevieve Lenard books by Estelle Ryan are lighter and a form of crime series, but could be worth a look.

Thanks Keith! Some folks out there might indeed want to check out these titles (after they investigate the Beta-Earth Chronicles, of course--)

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