Sioban Krzywicki (2/26/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (2/26/2015)
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Brandie Tarvin (2/25/2015)
Need some advice, all. I'm about to rewrite a novel of mine and I need references for research. My protagonist (the star) is humanoid but not human.I know there are science fiction books out there with such a theme, but I'm drawing blanks. The only things I can come up with are Alien Nation (which I've read and watched), Dune, and the Chronicles of Riddick. I'm assuming on the last two because I haven't actually read them. Couldn't get through the first chapter of Dune and have not tried Riddick yet.
Any thoughts or suggestions of what could meet my criteria?
How about Leguin's The Left Hand of Darkness? I thought the cultural conflicts were well-developed; plus the gender-morphing aspect is cool.
Ahh. Gender morphing is a distinct possibility in my world. After all, what does gender matter if you can download your mind into almost any body you please, right?
I will definately look this one up. Thanks.
As a trans woman, I'd like to say gender still matters, it just might be more fluid. Presentation also matters, partly defined by social norms. In ours, "soft" presentation is usually coded as woman or "femme" while "hard" presentation is coded as man or "butch". I dealt with this a little in the novella I'd submitted to you. Since nanites could shape people's bodies into whatever they wanted, there was more freedom to present as one wanted, but there are also still feelings about what's right for you.
That is a perspective I did not consider. Thank you for that. I'll make sure to keep that in my notes.
The main thrust of my novel isn't gender related, but if there's a chance to make the point, I plan to. This is more a "What does the hero do after he's fulfilled his destiny?" kind of novel.