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    The Caring-Shell
    The Caring-Shell
    The Caring-Shell
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    The Caring-Shell

    By K. L. Schaefer

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    Far far away in another galaxy, on an earthlike planet, there exists a race of mammalian creatures who lay eggs and are functional hermaphrodites.

    Want to try an ebook that has a lot of alien sex, but only between aliens? You won’t find any humans in The Caring-Shell. This isn't pure erotica since the plot doesn’t focus entirely on sex, but there’s a considerable amount of it going on, sometimes nice and sometimes not.

    The Caring-Shell tells the tale of Jilvray of the Clan of Hilvesh. Taken captive by this infamous Clan, ee has long ago given up all hope of escape. Then a new scharn is brought in, a youngster who still longs for freedom and isn’t about to give up without a fight.

    I write what I call Anthropological Science Fiction, for lack of a better term. No hard science, no space ships or galactic empires, and definitely no humans. I prefer to imagine what other sorts of sentient beings on distant planets might be like, especially ones who reproduce in ways very unlike we do, and then figure out what their societal arrangements might be like as a result.
    If you enjoy reading stories about life on other worlds told from the point of view of beings who differ from us in various ways, this book, along with my other SF books, is for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherK. L. Schaefer
    Release dateOct 17, 2014
    ISBN9781310902703
    The Caring-Shell
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    K. L. Schaefer

    I've been an amateur writer ever since I was in my teens, but it was mostly fan fiction, which, though usually well received, was not something I put before the public for sale. Now, with the introduction of ebooks, self-publishing is finally available to aspiring writers without tons of money, so I decided to give it my best shot with some of my original stories. I write what I call Anthropological Science Fiction: no hard science, no space ships or galactic empires, and definitely no humans. I prefer to imagine what other sorts of sentient beings on faraway planets might be like, especially ones who reproduce in ways very unlike we do, and then figure out what their societal arrangements might be like as a result. Of course, truly alien creatures on a very different planet would very likely be so different that we would barely be able to understand them in our own terms. As a result, most Science Fiction "aliens" are really humans in disguise. Mine are no exception to that rule. But instead of the typical "humans land on strange planet and learn about the aliens" plot, I always write from the point of view of my invented creatures and there are no humans involved. My first two ebooks are rather short, but I now have a full-length novel about yet another type of creature with unusual methods of reproduction. "Walls of Ancient Stone" tells the story of a Rillenu named Daveeka, a childless male of a race of marsupials, where only females and Fathers are of any consequence. He starts out wanting nothing more than the child that will bring him honor and respect, but ends up undermining the walls of tradition and assumption that form the basis of his society. As for me personally, I live in the Sunny South, not too far from the hurricane-ridden shores of North Carolina, along with my partner, my cat, and a longtime friend. KLSchaefer@suddenlink.net

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