Sarah Zettel

I reject the notion that we must tell girls that the only way to be valid human beings is to turn themselves into boys.

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I reject the notion that we must tell girls that the only way to be valid human beings is to turn themselves into boys.

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Then, I realized that there is an indigenous presence in the Solar System. It's us. So, then, I got to wondering what would happen if a more technologically advanced society moved next door to us, the way we moved next door to the American Indians.

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Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning them into stories, now, that's the hard work.

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I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I had to create a race capable of living nearby, which meant to either on the Moon, on Mars, or on Venus. I picked Venus.

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Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science fiction author who wants to create life there. However, as I began to research it more thoroughly, I found myself intrigued by the possibilities the world offers.

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All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got me to wondering how the exploration of the Solar System would be changed if there were an indigenous presence out there.

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