Yesterday’s Kin by Nancy Kress is an engaging short little SF novel. Aliens have come to Earth and have revealed
some very bad news. Marianne Jenner is
called in to work on a project related to the aliens and their bad news and the
novel explores what happens through her eyes and through the eyes of her
youngest son. I can’t say much more
about the plot without giving too much away….
This is a short little book that explores cultural concepts
of family, human reactions to potential disaster, and touches on biology and
anthropology. Worth a read.
