its odd, but i`ve seen very little of human-alien hybrids in sci-fi, and even less human-animal ones. and i don`t mean maximum ride. know any? if so, post about it, please. or suggest one, i use them sometimes in my writing.
its odd, but i`ve seen very little of human-alien hybrids in sci-fi, and even less human-animal ones. and i don`t mean maximum ride. know any? if so, post about it, please. or suggest one, i use them sometimes in my writing.
The Oankali in Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis trilogy. There are human/hominid hybrids too: Niven has some hominid hybrids in Known Space. Those are alien. There's a hominid hybrid in Bishop's No Enemy But Time. Not sure what she was, human or made up dream.
So you've never seen Star Trek?i`ve seen very little of human-alien hybrids in sci-fi
Although not exactly a classical hybrid, Jani Kilian in the five novels by Kristine Smith starting with “code of Conduct” might be considered.
Cat in Joan Vinge's series starting with "Psion" is more traditional.
I should have remembered that one.Originally Posted by Mostlyharmless
I read Catspaw ages ago. It was decent. I started Psion more recently. I got bored with it an never finished.
psik
guys with rubber foreheads never intrested me. i`ve seen a bit, like the tribbles episode, but i know who you mean. spock, right? anyways, i`ve seen all of stargate, a reasonable amount of doctor who (they haven`t explored hybrids to my knowledge.) and i`m most of the way through the X-files, and i got the human-alien hybrids in that. otherwise, no, i don`t watch star trek.
We will have to blow you out an airlock for that.
There is Babylon 5 which has a weird take on it with Sinclair/Valen and Delenn.
psik
But Star Trek isn't Real, True, Pure, Hard Science Fiction®.
Although the rubber foreheads didn't become prominent until TNG. Before then, it was really all about the mysterious incorporeal glowing light beings.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ;-)
Or what about Soundwave, the Transformer who could morph into an audio cassette? Useful ability that. ;-)
Ripley/Alien in Resurrection is a gruesome spectacle. Or The Fly.
Can't think of any in literature though.
Do you mean a cross-breed, or a mish-mash of two beings from distinct species sometime after birth?
There's a certain kind of novel (usually from the 60's) where authors couldn't resist the titilating prospect of inter-species sexual relationships, set in seedy bars on the moon, but I can't remember any examples where they had babies.
And I have said on numerous occasions that Star Trek is not worth reading. That is the problem with movies and television. They are expensive and must attract LARGE audiences. One of the things I find amusing is all of the people who thought The Matrix was great but then did not like Reloaded and Revolutions.
Consider the Heisenberg compensator. Research that and learn about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and how hysterically funny a supposed compensator is. Better than Hitchhiker's Guide.
psik
Yeah, that's because Star Trek novels are crap.And I have said on numerous occasions that Star Trek is not worth reading.
Why? The first movie had better writing.One of the things I find amusing is all of the people who thought The Matrix was great but then did not like Reloaded and Revolutions.
That's not hard to do.Consider the Heisenberg compensator. Research that and learn about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and how hysterically funny a supposed compensator is. Better than Hitchhiker's Guide.
wow, that brings back memories... i remember that room with the bad ripley/alien hybrids, and the alive one... then the one that got after them. and megaphage, i mean either. the one after birth is alot more fun though...
John Carter marries Dejah Thoris. Dejah lays egg.
Reading a novel takes hours. A TV episode is 43 to 50 minutes. I was using a VCR to fast scan thru commercials for TNG. A book needs to describe a scene where the characters are doing whatever whereas you can just see it on TV. Watching television is less work than reading so my standards are not as high. Trek is good enough to watch but mostly not good enough to read.
There are a few exceptional episodes though.
psik
explain a hybrid in 7 words or less! funny, but what the zark are you talking about? (and yes, i`m a fan of HTG)
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