Have you read the Xenogenesis saga?

[Emmalita]

MarkAbaddon first read Dawn by Octavia Butler at 16 when he joined a science fiction book club. He picked up on a lot more of the subtext on his recent reread. “The idea of an alien race being able to share in our pleasure and bonding to people, and us to them, is something my teenage brain never picked up on but is beautiful and speaks to common interests that may exist within all life.” Read the full review here.