If You Take My Meaning
A Tor.com Original
Readers rate it 3.1 (8 on Hardcover)
36 pages · Released Feb 26, 2020 · Tor Books
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This is a dark, reflective science fiction short story centered on bodily transformation and sacrifice. While the violence is not graphic and the LGBTQ+ themes are present but not central, the story involves medical trauma, body horror, and existential dread that make it better suited to older teens than children. At 36 pages, it's a brief but psychologically complex read exploring themes of choice and survival.
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From award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders comes an original space opera short story "If You Take My Meaning" As an ex-smuggler and two-time reluctant revolutionary, Alyssa is used to staring into the razor-sharp jaws of death. But now she's embarking on the most terrifying adventure of her life—journeying into the... From award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders comes an original space opera short story "If You Take My Meaning" As an ex-smuggler and two-time reluctant revolutionary, Alyssa is used to staring into the razor-sharp jaws of death. But now she's embarking on the most terrifying adventure of her life—journeying into the darkness to become a new type of being, one who can help humanity to survive. And deep at the heart of the city in the middle of the night, the price of transformation could be higher, and more terrible, than Alyssa ever expected. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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- Fiction
- Character driven
- Strong Character Development
- Unloveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- dark
- reflective
- Fantasy
- Science fiction
- Space
- LGBTQ
- Aliens
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ISBN 9781250768605 · Tor Books