![]() ![]() The reader might assume they are, because that’s how Kyr frames them, at first. ![]() ![]() They are not one group they’re not one federation like in Star Trek. I wanted to make aliens that didn’t work like humans and I wanted them to be the opposite of what Kyr supposes they are. How did you approach creating alien cultures? The emotional safety of what you’ve always known, what you’ve believed in, and how difficult it can be to change your mind. It’s the emotional trap of authority and charisma. That’s true of Kyr’s story she’s dedicated to a world that is consistently abusing her. What I was actually interested in is what would lead a person to destroy themselves for a cruel and hateful ideology that doesn’t love them back. I felt that there were things to say-not just that we should resist, that’s a no-brainer “I think space Nazis are bad” is about as far as you need to go. There’s the rise of authoritarian populism in there. The origin of this book started in 2016–2017, and there was a lot of political upheaval happening around the world. ![]()
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