5/13/2023 0 Comments Dead astronauts reviewWhen these organisms “fail,” they are either killed, sent to exile in tidal pools outside of the building, eaten, or pulled apart and put together again. Deep within the Company, biological research is conducted on animals to make them into different things: other organisms entirely, or some combination of technology and biology. Set in a nameless alternate universe, contained within a nameless City, lies a building known as only the Company. It is a disjointed collection, and terribly unnerving, but you might read it mostly in one sitting (as I did) letting the sheer lyricism of these pieces wash over you.įor those unfamiliar with Borne, a bit of a recap. It really feels more like a collection of short stories (maybe even poems) that are unified by their setting in the Borne universe. However, to call Dead Astronauts a novel might be a bit of a stretch. His latest novel, Dead Astronauts, is set in the same universe as his previous novel, Borne. He can make you see things that are otherwise unseeable, and inventive enough to bring forth lifeforms that haven’t been created yet. Science fiction author Jeff VanderMeer is gifted and talented, no doubt about that.
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