Her joints may be stiff, her back may be sore and she may want a nap but, still, her actions carry the story with elegance, grace and a light touch of whimsy. Part of me wants to describe her to you but another part wants you to discover her for yourself, so I’ll say only that Ofelia is the entirely believable portrait of a conservative grandmother with hippie tendencies. You will not find her like anywhere else in sci-fi/fantasy. There is much to praise in this book, starting with the main character, Ofelia. LeGuin acting as midwife and you’ll get some idea as to what to expect from Remnant Population. Imagine the love-child of Robinson Crusoe and Enemy Mine with Ursula K. Remnant Population tells the story of a woman who stays behind on an alien world when all of her fellow humans abandon a failed colony.
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