Sentient Space
Judy Backhouse
Are humans the only sentient species in the universe? What other forms of sentience might lurk in hidden corners of the cosmos? Sentient Space is an anthology of twelve short science fiction stories around this theme.
“These twelve short stories offer fully immersive science fiction that bring us into space and push us beyond a pale definition of sentient life, both organic and artificial!”
My short story “Co-creation” is in there!
It considers the possibility that sentient creatures might be on a very different scale from ourselves. It’s a conversation between a sentient planet and another very small creature. My story explores how sentient beings that operate on very different scales might communicate. How does sentience look in a “creature” that lacks our sensory organs and communication mechanisms?
The anthology was published in December 2022 by 4 Horsemen Publications. It is available in e-book and paperback.