'The Transmuted Child' by Michael Reid

Our curiosity knows fathomless depths when exploring other worlds. Great stories can manifest with an Earth setting. But take the culture of that planet and use it as a narrative device when communicating with alien species with their own customs, and it makes an incredible story on its own. Films like Arrival and Stargate have touched on this theme, where humans and extraterrestrials build an understanding of the other by learning each other’s language and ways.  In Michael Reid’s short story, ‘The Transmuted Child,’ which appears in Issue 268 of Interzone, he makes his own indelible mark on this by prompting the question: what happens when thousands of Earth people accept a gift from an alien culture that modifies their children beyond recognition?
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https://www.sffworld.com/2017/11/short-story-review-the-transmuted-child-by-michael-reid/​

Publisher: TTA Press. Cover art by Dave Senecal