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    Bill-Lee: Just because a character isn't human doesn't mean he wouldn't be alien. That's part of the reason we have museums, to better understand our ancestors ... more »
    blackoak: Mike Resnick has written many tales from a non-human perspective ("The Dark Lady" comes to mind). Are any of James White's 'Sector General' stories w... more »
    jbq: What about The Hobbit? There's barely a human character in it at all (even Gandalf isn't human - a Maia of the Istari order). There's like... Bard an... more »
    m_faustus: Old book now, but this makes me think of "Nor Crystal Tears" by Alan Dean Foster. Told from the point of view of a thranx, which is a big bug. I rem... more »
    Purple Dave: Read "I, Alien", a book of sci-fi short stories involving human/alien interactions all written from the alien perspective. #books more »
    dg4510a: Look to Pixar. Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, Cars, WALL-E, and even the non sci-fi Ratatouille and Finding Nemo are all amazing stories without a lead hu... more »
    Allen: "They're made out of meat" is written from the perspective of two aliens discussing humans. #books more »
    BlueBeard: I agree with this statement completely. Every time I play a game where I can choose the race of my character, I rarely choose human. I'm already hum... more »
    Briareosdx: "Writing in the alien" (or robot, as you prefer) is made additionally complex because not only do you have to develop a very thorough and deep underst... more »
    J_Frank_Parnell: I read a short story eons ago that was told from the POV of a robot who was being hunted by humans because he accidentally killed his creator. It was ... more »
    kosai: This is why the short run Penny Arcade did of Automata was so compelling for me. [www.penny-arcade.com] #books more »
    Zyg: This is why Martinez has a niche. I get bored if I don't see the human perspective because that's what I am. Just my own personal preference. #books more »
    Srynerson: If you follow the rule of nines... ... you end up watching a very strange Ryan Reynolds movie. #books more »
    ctuley: I think that a whole book from a robot's perspective would be very tiring, although I could probably handle it in short-story form. I personally find ... more »
    peppermint: Human was getting boring. I am now writing from the perspective of a centuries old Shark Humanoid from a planet where death is a privilege who lives i... more »
  • #humanoverload

    A Plea For More SF From A Non-Human Perspective

    Just because most science fiction and fantasy is read by humans (well, probably almost all of it) doesn't mean our stories must have human protagonists, pleads Monster author A. Lee Martinez. Where are the robot and monster narrators? More »
  • #bookreview

    A Working-Class Monster Hunter Saves The World

    A working stiff who collects cryptobiological specimens and keeps them from menacing the hapless citizenry encounters a mundane woman who weird stuff constantly happens to. A. Lee Martinez's Monster feels like a sillier version of Joss Whedon's Angel. More »