Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Washington Post's five best science fiction/fantasy books of 2014

Nancy Hightower tagged the Washington Post's five best science fiction/fantasy books of 2014, including:
A DARKLING SEA
by James L. Cambias (Tor)

You’ve probably never rooted for giant lobsters before, but when science fiction meets ethnography in “A Darkling Sea,” you will. This witty, erudite novel chronicles the expedition of a scientific team studying lobsterlike inhabitants in the icy seas of the planet Ilmatar. The scientists have won permission for this study from the Sholen, six-limbed, extraterrestrial creatures who forbid any human interaction with the Ilmatarans. But then a self-serving media big-shot with the diving team gets too close while observing his subject. An epic battle results in heavy casualties, but the novel ends with the deep, hopeful yearning we have to explore the mysteries of all creatures and worlds around us.
Read about the other books on the list.

My Book, The Movie: A Darkling Sea.

--Marshal Zeringue