![]() ![]() ![]() The Seep is set in the near future, when an alien entity known as The Seep has invaded Earth and transfigured the world. The novel came out with Soho Press in the US last year, and now Titan have released an expanded edition in the UK, with an added exclusive short story set in the same world that gives the story an added perspective. Porter’s beautiful, dream-like prose conveys a thoroughly imaginative world transfigured by benevolent alien invasion. ![]() ![]() The Seep is a striking work of utopian fiction, a work that delves deep into what it means to be human in a world transformed, and the love and grief and sadness and difficulty that still come with the human condition even after all our needs are met. TIME IS EMBODIED LEARNING! THAT’S WHY MEMORY EXISTS! WHY FAILURES ARE NEVER TRULY FAILURES, AND MISTAKES ARE ALWAYS GLORIOUS! NO MATTER WHAT, NO MATTER WHAT, NO MATTER WHAT, NO MATTER WHAT!”Ĭhana Porter’s debut novel The Seep (2021) marks the emergence of a crucial new voice in speculative fiction. IT’S ABOUT LEARNING! THAT’S THE GREAT GIFT OF LINEAR TIME! YOU CAN LOOK BACK ON YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST AND USE THEM TO MAKE CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE. “HERE’S OUR IDEA, TRINA, ABOUT WHY HUMANS ARE SO FOCUSED ON THE PAST AND THE FUTURE, ALL AT ONCE. ![]()
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