Bloodchild is narrated by the host of the soon to be young
of the Tlic that adopted his family. Gan’s insight shows the suspense and
horror of the story. The plot is a mix between a story of childbirth and the
film Alien. This story literally
gives you the creeps from the very beginning. When it fist describes the many
limbs of T’Gatoi and the way she moves, her size and how she keeps members of
the family close for warmth was a tad unnerving. Her sterile eggs are used to keep
her humans healthy and high when they first consume them. The power exchange
between Gan and T’Gatoi is seen in their conversation towards the end of the
story before the egg-laying act is consummated. There is a definite blending of
what defines the sexes here with indistinguishable differences between the male
and female in characters behavior. Gans father actually “birthed” T’Gatoi and
now Gan would “mother” her young.
The dialogue in this story keeps you invested in the characters and
their decisions. The story is also very fast passed and keeps the tension until
the very end. It’s a story at its core about family and what a person is
willing to do for them.
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