Feed Them Silence
Lee Mandelo dives into the minds of wolves in Feed Them Silence, a novella of the near future.
What does it mean to "be-in-kind" with a nonhuman animal? Or in Dr. Sean Kell-Luddon's case, to be in-kind with one of the last remaining wild wolves? Using a neurological interface to translate her animal subject's perception through her own mind, Sean intends to chase both her scientific curiosity and her secret, lifelong desire to experience the intimacy and freedom of wolfishness. To see the world through animal eyes; smell the forest, thick with olfactory messages; even taste the blood and viscera of a fresh kill. And, above all, to feel the belonging of the pack. Sean's tireless research gives her a chance to fulfill that dream, but pursuing it has a terrible cost. Her obsession with work endangers her fraying relationship with her wife. Her research methods threaten her mind and body. And the attention of her VC funders could destroy her subject, the beautiful wild wolf whose mental world she's invading. Also Available by Lee Mandelo: Summer SonsBUY THE BOOK
Community Reviews
A well written sci fi novella that leaves you unsettled and questioning the rights we take as humans without any consideration of animals. While the writing was fantastic as always, the pacing in this one was a little off for me. I also wasn’t compelled by Sean as a character, so connecting with the narrative was a difficult for me.
If you want to try a short but intriguing sci-fi, I’d recommend this. If you’re looking for anything beyond a flowery written character study, I’d look elsewhere.
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