Picked up _Mirror Dance_, the next book in #LoisMcMasterBujold’s #VorkosiganSaga, as my next read and couldn’t help but think that the cover art looked _awfully_ familiar….

Side note: If you haven’t read the original #EnemyMine novella by #BarryBLongyear, I _highly_ recommend it, particularly as included in the _The Enemy Papers_ omnibus edition (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/46a54995-4aa5-4960-adf3-312fb95cb624), which expands the original novella to novel length and includes two sequels, plus shorter pieces exploring the Dracula culture and religion. An excellent dive into an alien culture.

And then if you like the deep dive into an alien culture, I also recommend #EleanorArnason’s _Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens_ (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6ef4b891-a5de-44f4-9daf-8ea128285b64), a #PhilipKDickAward nominee from 2017. Also excellent.

I'm just rewatching Enemy Mine (1985). Like many pre-digital sci-fi films, its fantastic practical FX include a space battle and a few giants creatures for the protagonists to fend off. But what makes this film great is the concept, taken from a novella by Barry B. Longyear, and the performances by the two leads. Dennis Quaid as the rough-as-guts human fighter pilot Davidge, and Louis Gosset Jr. as the non-binary Drac he nicknames "Jerry".

#movie #film #SciFi #EnemyMine #BarryBLongyear