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David DowningHard Sci-Fi · Social Sci-Fi·b. 1946
Zoo Station
A massive alien spacecraft lands on Earth and is taken to a research station, where it is kept under heavy guard and studied by a team of scientists. Dr. David Downing, a former soldier and now a researcher, is assigned to the station and becomes the first to realize that the creature is not what it seems.
As the truth about the alien's nature and its true purpose on Earth slowly emerges, the political and ethical implications of how it is being handled become clear. A thought-provoking work of hard science fiction that explores communication, empathy, and the ethics of containment.