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The Ones Who Run and Hide
In 327 AD, the Native American tribe living in what is now downtown Seattle receives information from a mystifying, otherworldly source. In the distant future, they learn, the elusive and skittish creatures they know as the Ones Who Run and Hide, but we know as Sasquatch, will cease to exist unless someone acts now to save them. They do their best to verify this information, and take their first halting steps toward establishing a friendship with the Ones Who Run and Hide.
As they progress, they become more and more convinced that their fate is inextricably linked to the fate of the Ones Who Run and Hide. But working to save them will mean sacrificing their home, their way of life, and forever altering the future of their tribe. How much can they trust the source of the information they've been given and are they willing to sacrifice everything to save the Ones Who Run and Hide?
This edition features a cover and three interior black-and-white illustrations painted by artist Rich Mog.
As they progress, they become more and more convinced that their fate is inextricably linked to the fate of the Ones Who Run and Hide. But working to save them will mean sacrificing their home, their way of life, and forever altering the future of their tribe. How much can they trust the source of the information they've been given and are they willing to sacrifice everything to save the Ones Who Run and Hide?
This edition features a cover and three interior black-and-white illustrations painted by artist Rich Mog.
52 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 24, 2019
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Brian Cato
4 books3 followersBrian Cato pursued dual majors in philosophy and chemistry at Brown University. Besides writing, he's worked as a synthetic organic chemist, an MCAT instructor, and a software engineer for a computational chemistry company. His short fiction has appeared in decomP Magazine and the Sci Phi Journal. He currently resides on the New Jersey side of the shadow of New York City with his wife and daughter.
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July 7, 2021
Historical native American people meet aliens.
This short book (a bit over 11,000 words) was somewhat of a surprise when I read it. Although it turns out that the cover is actually representative of the story, it did not give me much idea before I read the book. I would probably classify this book as science fiction, in that it contains a visit to earth by some mysterious aliens, but it is also a historical story, set in the north west of what would become the USA some time before the arrival of Europeans.
The tale begins as some members of a small tribe of people who live in a village in the forest notice a strange new star in the night sky. Over the course of the next few days this new star grows until it is visible during the day time, and then lands. What emerges from the ship is a group of mysterious creatures who claim to see time in a different way, and make a very strange request of the people of the village.
As the request plays out we get to know the different characters of the tribe and some other, rarer and more intriguing, natives and get a vision of how things might turn out in the future.
The book was on the whole an enjoyable read, which moved at an appropriate pace for the story, but from time to time I found myself irritated by the author’s interjections and by some anachronisms in the way the characters spoke which dumped me out of the story. For example:
“As far as I know, none have been sighted this year. Our hunters have seen their tracks east near Mother of Waters [Author's note: Mount Rainier].”
and
[Author's note: in the Pacific Northwest, the diseases of the Old World preceded the white man's arrival.]
I felt that there was no need for these notes. The story would have worked just as well without it. If the author really wanted to set the story at that particular place, then all that was needed was a bit more description of the mountain, and anyone who cared could work it out. The strange mixture of fantastical imaginings and dry history notes made the book annoying to read, and got in the way of telling what should be an engaging and thought-provoking story.
This short book (a bit over 11,000 words) was somewhat of a surprise when I read it. Although it turns out that the cover is actually representative of the story, it did not give me much idea before I read the book. I would probably classify this book as science fiction, in that it contains a visit to earth by some mysterious aliens, but it is also a historical story, set in the north west of what would become the USA some time before the arrival of Europeans.
The tale begins as some members of a small tribe of people who live in a village in the forest notice a strange new star in the night sky. Over the course of the next few days this new star grows until it is visible during the day time, and then lands. What emerges from the ship is a group of mysterious creatures who claim to see time in a different way, and make a very strange request of the people of the village.
As the request plays out we get to know the different characters of the tribe and some other, rarer and more intriguing, natives and get a vision of how things might turn out in the future.
The book was on the whole an enjoyable read, which moved at an appropriate pace for the story, but from time to time I found myself irritated by the author’s interjections and by some anachronisms in the way the characters spoke which dumped me out of the story. For example:
“As far as I know, none have been sighted this year. Our hunters have seen their tracks east near Mother of Waters [Author's note: Mount Rainier].”
and
[Author's note: in the Pacific Northwest, the diseases of the Old World preceded the white man's arrival.]
I felt that there was no need for these notes. The story would have worked just as well without it. If the author really wanted to set the story at that particular place, then all that was needed was a bit more description of the mountain, and anyone who cared could work it out. The strange mixture of fantastical imaginings and dry history notes made the book annoying to read, and got in the way of telling what should be an engaging and thought-provoking story.
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