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Peter Watts' science fiction novels Blindsight and Echopraxia include "vampires" that co-evolved with humans. The vampires' aversion to crosses is described as
by cpeterso 8y ago
Peter Watts' science fiction novels Blindsight and Echopraxia include "vampires" that co-evolved with humans. The vampires' aversion to crosses is described as their brains "crashing" when visually processing right angles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindsight_(Watts_novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echopraxia_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echopraxia_(novel)
- mgnn 8y agoHis is an interesting take on vampire lore in sci-fi. I remember they also have drugs to mitigate this condition, and allow them to live in cities: the anti-euclidean, or auntie-e.
- geoah 8y agoI still don't understand what vamps drew to crash humans.
- gdrift 8y agoHomo sapiens whedonum https://rifters.com/blindsight/vampires.htm https://rifters.com/blindsight/vampires.htm