"Very pretty, very weird, in other words pretty weird" is how my son summed it up. Another world, definitely NOT a distopian world: The wild planet of Shianshenka, poisonous to humans, but breathtakingly beautiful is selected and seeded with the newly created Zhongzi. The tale tells how the lovely little Zhongzi overcome the limitations placed on them by their physiology; how they learn to ride the geysers and harness the winds; how they interact with the weird and delightful endemic life forms of the planet; how they create community, culture and societies radically different from anything known by their human creators. Write "Songs of the Zhongzi" in the search field of youtube. There are 10 of them, about 2 minutes long: pick at random. If you like them, I'll tell you more about the book, which I'll send free to anybody interested.
The tale tells how the lovely little Zhongzi overcome the limitations placed on them by their physiology; how they learn to ride the geysers and harness the winds; how they interact with the weird and delightful endemic life forms of the planet; how they create community, culture and societies radically different from anything known by their human creators.
Write "Songs of the Zhongzi" in the search field of youtube. There are 10 of them, about 2 minutes long: pick at random. If you like them, I'll tell you more about the book, which I'll send free to anybody interested.
Rowen.