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The Tribe

By: D. B. Reynolds-Moreton
Narrated by: Christopher Kendrick
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Marooned on an uncharted Planet, Kal wanders the savage wilderness on the edge of survival until he stumbles upon The Tribe living in a cave, near extinction, and threatened by the local wildlife.

Kal instigates the technical and cultural birthing of the tiny people, which takes off at a breathtaking pace. But there is another technological force at play on the strange planet: a relic of some past civilisation, or something more current?

Note: This story has been previously published by sci-fi-cafe.com under the title The Inosculation Syndrome.

©2016 sci-fi-cafe.com (P)2021 sci-fi-cafe.com

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The Tribe, for this reader, was a disappointment after the The Seed Garden. Although nicely written in a style similar to that of old time science fiction writers and holding attention throughout, it really didn't seem to do anything other than chart the development of a small group of tiny 'people' discovered by Kal after his shuttle crashed on an uncharted planet. There are adventures, dangers, curious creatures and discoveries aplenty and Kal enjoys a pretty fulfilling life but anticipation on my part was never satisfied despite the almost ten hours of the book. Perhaps a failing in me, however.

The narration is, as in The Seed Garden, expertly given by Christopher Kendrick, his clear but gentle English accented voice pace perfect. Once again his reading distances him from the action allowing the book itself to lead and this emotional distancing is also perfect for the story. A fine lergormance.I

I did enjoy the story but, full confession, became bored by about half way through. It all just seemed too ordinary, tedious but, simultaneously, surreal and it didn't help that I was unable to empathize with the (only) lead character. My thanks to the rights holder of The Tribe, who, at my request freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Audiobook Boom. Now, perhaps if I'd wanted blueprints for building a technological society....

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