We Have Always Been Here
We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen is a debut science fiction thriller published by Penguin on July 12, 2022. This edition spans 368 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds aboard the survey ship Deucalion, where Dr. Grace Park, a psychologist, is tasked with observing a crew of thirteen specialists as they evaluate the colonization potential of the icy planet Eos. As the story progresses, tensions arise between the human crew and the androids on board, leading to a complex exploration of AI ethics and the psychological effects of isolation.
Readers will find a gripping tale that delves into the dynamics of human and android interactions amid a backdrop of impending madness. As a radiation storm traps the crew, they experience waking nightmares and paranoia, forcing Dr. Park to navigate the unraveling sanity of her patients and the unsettling behavior of the androids. The claustrophobic setting and unreliable characters contribute to a dark atmosphere, inviting readers to question the nature of reality and the implications of genetic engineering in a world affected by climate change.
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This “claustrophobic and dark” debut science fiction thriller is “full of twisting ship corridors and unreliable characters” as it explores AI ethics and the effects of climate change (Kirkus Reviews).
Aboard a ship manned by humans and androids, one doctor must discover the source of her crew’s madness—or risk succumbing to it herself.
Misanthropic psychologist Dr. Grace Park is placed on the Deucalion, a survey ship headed to an icy planet in an unexplored galaxy. Her purpose is to observe the thirteen human crew members aboard the ship—all specialists in their own fields—as they assess the colonization potential of the planet, Eos. But frictions develop as Park befriends the androids of the ship, preferring their company over the baffling complexity of humans, while the rest of the crew treats them with suspicion and even outright hostility.
Shortly after landing, the crew finds themselves trapped on the ship by a radiation storm, with no means of communication or escape until it passes—and that’s when things begin to fall apart. Park’s patients are falling prey to waking nightmares of helpless, tongueless insanity. The androids are behaving strangely. There are no windows aboard the ship. Paranoia is closing in, and soon Park is forced to confront the fact that nothing—neither her crew, nor their mission, nor the mysterious Eos itself—is as it seems.
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