![]() The explorers here visit a strange ecosystem and are changed in ways they themselves cannot be certain about. ![]() In 'Silent Brother' by Algis Budrys the returning astronauts take something with them that has changed them for the better, but a counterpoint is the Asimov story 'Each an explorer' that I read as a teenager and found scary like a horror story then. There is a notion here of such encounters (in a way communication too) changing a person, so fitting in in the old world is not easy. The editor notes in her afterword that the theme of communication is central, and it is! Another theme I noticed is the idea of returning to earth after being in space or encountering alien life. 7+ Not the best collection of short SF-fiction out there, but certainly very entertaining. ![]()
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