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Amnipur: A Science Fiction Short Story
In Amnipur, cities and science and libraries are built on the theft of other species’ evolution. But when everything you do is a mere echo of someone else’s hard-won culture, what can an imaginative Amnipurian contribute to his quiet and efficient copycat world?
Perhaps the newly discovered species called ‘humans’ holds the answer ...
Perhaps the newly discovered species called ‘humans’ holds the answer ...
- GenresScience FictionFiction
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First published June 28, 2011
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Isabella Amaris
17 books20 followersWhen she isn't writing high fantasy or YA romantic fantasy, Isabella Amaris can be found busily penning poetry and short stories with elements of fantasy, romance and mystery/suspense.
No matter how busy she is, this author will always love to hear from her readers. Do drop her a line at belleamaris at gmail dot com, or pop by her website at http://isabellaamaris.com. She blogs on fairy tales and fantasy at http://isabellaamaris.blogspot.com.
No matter how busy she is, this author will always love to hear from her readers. Do drop her a line at belleamaris at gmail dot com, or pop by her website at http://isabellaamaris.com. She blogs on fairy tales and fantasy at http://isabellaamaris.blogspot.com.
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October 21, 2020
This has been written well.
Aliens and human abduction for 'assimilation' to bridge the 'gap' of creating something 'new' or the lack of 'imagination'.
You will enjoy this if you enjoy the arguments in this short read.
Aliens and human abduction for 'assimilation' to bridge the 'gap' of creating something 'new' or the lack of 'imagination'.
You will enjoy this if you enjoy the arguments in this short read.
November 16, 2013
very short but enjoyable read. the ending makes you think about where we'd be without imagination.
July 15, 2022
Review of eBook
For as long as all Amnipur can remember, they’ve gained their knowledge through assimilation of other species’ knowledge. After all, learning was the reason for their existence. But Bietonepu, seeking to understand the tendency of his mind to wander, wonders about things, including the most efficient means of ordering Amnipurian society.
Can the newly-discovered species help Bietonepu deal with his mind-wandering? Or do the humans have something even more valuable for Amnipur?
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This short science fiction story offers readers a new perspective on alien abductions as the Amnipur capture other species to assimilate their knowledge and then return them . . . virtually unharmed . . . to their own worlds. As the Amnipur search for the elusive “thing” lacking in their society [that is, imagination], they fail to realize that Bientonepu [with his wandering mind] possesses the very thing they seek.
This quick-read tale, with its surprising twist, is enjoyable. However, it would benefit from some editing to correct misspelled words and improper word usage. Nevertheless, the uniqueness of this imaginative tale is sure to please readers who enjoy the genre.
Recommended.
For as long as all Amnipur can remember, they’ve gained their knowledge through assimilation of other species’ knowledge. After all, learning was the reason for their existence. But Bietonepu, seeking to understand the tendency of his mind to wander, wonders about things, including the most efficient means of ordering Amnipurian society.
Can the newly-discovered species help Bietonepu deal with his mind-wandering? Or do the humans have something even more valuable for Amnipur?
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This short science fiction story offers readers a new perspective on alien abductions as the Amnipur capture other species to assimilate their knowledge and then return them . . . virtually unharmed . . . to their own worlds. As the Amnipur search for the elusive “thing” lacking in their society [that is, imagination], they fail to realize that Bientonepu [with his wandering mind] possesses the very thing they seek.
This quick-read tale, with its surprising twist, is enjoyable. However, it would benefit from some editing to correct misspelled words and improper word usage. Nevertheless, the uniqueness of this imaginative tale is sure to please readers who enjoy the genre.
Recommended.
August 2, 2015
Good read, good story
Excellent story concerning an alien race with no imagination...and what happens when they assimilate it from humans. Quick read, and I really enjoyed it, though there were a few minor issues.
More than once I came across a misspelled word including one of the characters names. Specifically Ashton's name is misspelled as Astron in the same paragraph it is also correctly spelled as Ashton. A few of the misspellings caused me to go back and reread a couple lines until I finally figured out what the typo was ("through" for "though"), which would have been an opportune moment to set the book down (something every author dreads). In a few places someone is speaking, though it isn't clear who it is.
The author should be careful not to use favourite phrases too often: "he threw over his shoulder" (instead of the almost invisible "he said"), and the alien names, though pronounceable, caused me to stumble almost every time (again an opportunity to set the book down). I'm glad that the author didn't try to invent new words for such common concepts as "hour" and "day".
I was impressed with the lack of grammar errors (semi-colons!), though the use of a decent copy editor would have improved the text greatly.
A quick proofreading would have eliminated most of the formatting issues as well. Almost all the paragraphs were double justified (which is normal enough), but every now and then there was a paragraph that was left justified, and the ragged right was distracting.
Few plot holes, and the misunderstandings of the aliens when taking to the humans was handled very well. They all felt like real people, even the humans (though I would like to have found out what happened to Matthew, after the not-quite-successful assimilation).
I would recommend this, and other works by this author, to my friends.
Excellent story concerning an alien race with no imagination...and what happens when they assimilate it from humans. Quick read, and I really enjoyed it, though there were a few minor issues.
More than once I came across a misspelled word including one of the characters names. Specifically Ashton's name is misspelled as Astron in the same paragraph it is also correctly spelled as Ashton. A few of the misspellings caused me to go back and reread a couple lines until I finally figured out what the typo was ("through" for "though"), which would have been an opportune moment to set the book down (something every author dreads). In a few places someone is speaking, though it isn't clear who it is.
The author should be careful not to use favourite phrases too often: "he threw over his shoulder" (instead of the almost invisible "he said"), and the alien names, though pronounceable, caused me to stumble almost every time (again an opportunity to set the book down). I'm glad that the author didn't try to invent new words for such common concepts as "hour" and "day".
I was impressed with the lack of grammar errors (semi-colons!), though the use of a decent copy editor would have improved the text greatly.
A quick proofreading would have eliminated most of the formatting issues as well. Almost all the paragraphs were double justified (which is normal enough), but every now and then there was a paragraph that was left justified, and the ragged right was distracting.
Few plot holes, and the misunderstandings of the aliens when taking to the humans was handled very well. They all felt like real people, even the humans (though I would like to have found out what happened to Matthew, after the not-quite-successful assimilation).
I would recommend this, and other works by this author, to my friends.
July 19, 2014
Quite imaginative! I was hesitant at first, because the name of the first alien presented was rather difficult to pronounce, but it was entirely worthwhile, alien names and all. Pleasantly intriguing. I'd read more by this author.
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