Probably neither of these (depending on your definition of primitive), but they're interesting anyway: The Cookie Monster[1] by Vernor Vinge Glasshouse[2] by

Probably neither of these (depending on your definition of primitive), but they're interesting anyway: The Cookie Monster[1] by Vernor Vinge Glasshouse[2] by Charles Stross [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cookie_Monster_%28novella%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cookie_Monster_%28novella%... (WP link, contains spoilers) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouse_%28novel%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouse_%28novel%29