tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post2030977206193057844..comments2024-03-28T12:46:20.637-04:00Comments on alien romances: (Alien) Culture ClubRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-48258278618729768512008-08-23T14:53:00.000-04:002008-08-23T14:53:00.000-04:00Wonderful exposition of one of the main purposes o...Wonderful exposition of one of the main purposes of speculative fiction! I must admit, however, that I usually prefer the "alien on Earth" scenario -- or the "Terran among aliens" scenario. I suppose I like to have at least one character from a familiar background to provide an "anchor." In Jacqueline's HOUSE OF ZEOR, we don't at first realize that Gens are (inside) as different from Ancients (us) as Simes are. Hugh, the viewpoint character, seems at first to be "like us," so as we learn about Sime culture through his eyes, he serves as the reader's surrogate within the story.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-61825195983688123492008-08-22T16:23:00.000-04:002008-08-22T16:23:00.000-04:00Linnea,You bring up one of the strong points of sc...Linnea,<BR/>You bring up one of the strong points of science fiction. When you create a different culture, a different species, the reader does not have existing prejudices to bring to the understanding of the story. And there is always the possibility, however remote, that the reader will then take a fresh look at his prejudices.<BR/><BR/>MarciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com