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‘Teeny, tiny voice coming up from the crowd of teeny, tiny ant-persons’

‘They’re not normal aliens. They’re recycling aliens.’

Primarily a short story aimed at children, They’re Recycling Aliens is fun, instructive, and imaginative. It combines simple and fun clearly explained technology with adult messages about war and the environment. As a result it can be enjoyed by both adults and children. As an adult I was fascinated in the ideas.

There are clear personality differences between the children, who are of different ages and have their own hobbies. Some of the early scenes reminded me a bit of ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ film when they become lost in the grass, but this didn’t take anything away from the story’s enjoyment. Soon the children will go on an adventure to Antanesta (ant alien planet), where they learn more about the tensions and culture of the ant aliens. I liked the way Kweezy Capolza’s voice was described: ‘teeny, tiny voice’.