Overgrowth
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- 15,99 €
Publisher Description
Day of the Triffids meets Little Shop of Horrors in this smart, charming, harrowing alien invasion story about being human, by a Hugo-award winning author.
Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she's an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has believed her.
Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it's already been warned, and it may be too late. The invasion is coming, Stasia's biological family is on the way to bring her home, and very few family reunions are willing to cross the gulf of space for just one misplaced child.
What happens when you know what's coming, and just refuse to listen?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this uneven sci-fi horror mash-up, Hugo and Nebula Award winner Grant (Unbreakable), a pen name for Seanan McGuire, builds a lush world full of cannibalistic plants but struggles to bring the plot home. As a child, Anastasia Miller encountered an alien flower that entombed her body in a strange cocoon, leaving her forever altered. Into adulthood, Anastasia's obsession with the aliens and frequent warnings about a coming invasion derail her life, but she's still unable to let it go. Then a Portland observatory intercepts a mysterious signal from intelligent life in outer space. The aliens are on their way back to pick up Anastasia, but what does that mean for the rest of humanity? Unfortunately, after a suspenseful buildup, the momentum flags once the invasion begins and, despite dishing out copious one-liners, Anastasia proves a disappointingly inert protagonist. The supporting characters, meanwhile, serve as an interchangeable series of foils for her to argue with. Most disappointing is Grant's portrayal of Anastasia's transgender boyfriend, Graham, whose characterization invokes stereotypes about the dangers of testosterone and chest binding. This is a rare miss from Grant.
