![]() ![]() The new planet Prokaryon has intelligent natives–but where? In Brain Plague, intelligent microbes invade human brains and establish microbial cities. The Children Star continues the “Elysium cycle” with a mystery planet, settled by impoverished children from an overcrowded world. Daughter of Elysium continues the Sharers’ story, in a saga encompassing several planets and a population that live for a thousand years. ![]() The book depicts an ocean world run by genetic engineers called Sharers who repel an interstellar invasion using methods similar to Tahrir Square. Joan’s classic A Door into Ocean was cited by Isaac Asimov for its theme of pacifist revolution. The ultraphytes evolve like an RNA virus–which is a lot more bizarre than normal evolution, with alarming results. Their space habitat is run by a tribal casino and protected from ultraphytes (UV-photosynthesizing aliens) by Homeworld Security. ![]() In The Highest Frontier, student-athletes go out in space to Frontera College, where they discover how to save planet Earth. Two of Joan’s books won the Campbell Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: The Highest Frontier, and A Door into Ocean. Joan Slonczewski has a web page at Kenyon College, and email. ![]()
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