If You Take My Meaning

Charlie Jane Anders Tor.com 02/12/20 2020

Novelette 8,540 words Recommended by 8 award/anthology sources

Alyssa seeks out the aliens who can give her an augment that will let her exchange thoughts and feelings with other humans. But why does she want it, and what is the cost?

Space Opera Colonialism Slow Burn

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Tender Found Family Far Future Consciousness Intimate Social SF Literary SF Contemplative Belonging Close Third Person Grief And Loss Identity Bittersweet Character Driven Science Fiction

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