re: #214 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

I thought it was very good. I have not read the short story on which it’s based, though. The science was mostly within the realm of possibility — setting aside the alien technology stuff. And the themes, especially the challenges of communicating with a totally alien species, did what good SF should do: make people think deep thoughts.

My wife had trouble with the looping nature of the story.