April 10, 2013
Depths
A Review of A.E. Van Vogt’s The Silkie By Derek Newman-Stille Van Vogt’s creation, the silkie is both human and fundamentally alien, integrating elements of “us” with the “Other”. Possessing senses beyond human understanding -enough to reframe the entire sensory network – the silkie sees the world through different eyes, yet it is forced to take a human mate and...