A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel by Yoon Ha Lee

A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel by Yoon Ha Lee
Publisher: Tor Books
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Short Story (12 pages)
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Among the universe’s civilizations, some conceive of the journey between stars as the sailing of bright ships, and others as tunneling through the crevices of night. Some look upon their far-voyaging as a migratory imperative, and name their vessels after birds or butterflies….

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The descriptions of the various types of aliens were fascinating. Each planet the narrator described was inhabited by a unique, intelligent race that had figured out how to make the most of the place they lived in. The planet that was full of dancers interested me the most. I’d never thought about what an entire culture based on dance would look like, but it sure sounded like an amusing place to visit.

This story was comprised of a series of vignettes about different alien species and cultures. As much as I enjoyed learning about all of the different types of aliens that the author had come up with, I didn’t like the fact that there wasn’t a well-defined plot to tie everything together. After one species had been described, the narrator moved on to the next one without talking about the connections between them or what they might have thought of each other. That struck me as odd, and it made it hard to stay interested in what would happen next.

The final sentence intrigued me. It referenced something that hadn’t been mentioned earlier on in the plot, and it did so in a way that made me yearn for more information about it. I appreciated the care the author took in telling the audience the basic information we needed to know while still leaving plenty of facts up to the imagination.

I’d recommend A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel to anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered if humans are alone in the galaxy.