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Children of Ruin, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, explores the concept of squid communication. I'm about half way through, and enjoying it! https://www.goodreads.com/bo

by gdubya 6y ago

Children of Ruin, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, explores the concept of squid communication. I'm about half way through, and enjoying it! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40376072-children-of-ruin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40376072-children-of-rui...

boarnoah 6y ago
Arthur C Clarke's also got an interesting short story on giant squid, "The Shining Ones" in a story collection. One of my favorites.
alien1993 6y ago
Children of Ruin is the sequel of Children of Time, I strongly suggest you read the first book or you'll have quite an hard time to understand certain things. I'm reading Children of Ruin right now and it's quite funny finding this article here right now. :)
khendron 6y ago
I recall an Arthur C Clarke story (can't remember if it was a short or a novel) that touched on the same idea. In the story, the squid's imaging abilities were very advanced, almost TV like.
- Kye 6y ago
  He liked squids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid_in_popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid_in_popular_culture >> 'Arthur C. Clarke used giant squid in many of his works. In The Deep Range, a squid of exaggerated size is captured and exhibited. In the short story "Big Game Hunt", a device capable of controlling the behavior of invertebrates is used in an attempt to capture and film a giant squid. In Childhood's End, one of the characters stows away on an alien spacecraft by hiding inside a model of a giant squid battling a whale.'
- jpm_sd 6y ago
  There's quite a bit of light/color-based communication from/between "octospiders" in his Rendezvous with Rama series. Also depicted in (mediocre) computer game form! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5Rsy12XBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5Rsy12XBY
  - dmead 6y ago
    Kind of disappointing to see someone else's drawing of the octospiders. Not very much like what i had in mind at all.
  - 52-6F-62 6y ago
    I had no idea there was a game. I would love to see that redone now, starting from the first book.
- MayeulC 6y ago
  A bit off-topic since I don't recall it discussing communication a lot, but Stephen Baxter's Time touches on genetically engineered squids for manning space exploration missions. As always, the short lifespan of these creatures is both a blessing and a curse...
drdeadringer 6y ago
Stephen Baxter explors similar in his Manifold trilogy.

by gdubya 6y ago

boarnoah 6y ago

Arthur C Clarke's also got an interesting short story on giant squid, "The Shining Ones" in a story collection. One of my favorites.

alien1993 6y ago

Children of Ruin is the sequel of Children of Time, I strongly suggest you read the first book or you'll have quite an hard time to understand certain things. I'm reading Children of Ruin right now and it's quite funny finding this article here right now. :)

khendron 6y ago

I recall an Arthur C Clarke story (can't remember if it was a short or a novel) that touched on the same idea. In the story, the squid's imaging abilities were very advanced, almost TV like.

Kye 6y ago
He liked squids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid_in_popular_culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid_in_popular_culture >> 'Arthur C. Clarke used giant squid in many of his works. In The Deep Range, a squid of exaggerated size is captured and exhibited. In the short story "Big Game Hunt", a device capable of controlling the behavior of invertebrates is used in an attempt to capture and film a giant squid. In Childhood's End, one of the characters stows away on an alien spacecraft by hiding inside a model of a giant squid battling a whale.'
jpm_sd 6y ago
There's quite a bit of light/color-based communication from/between "octospiders" in his Rendezvous with Rama series. Also depicted in (mediocre) computer game form! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5Rsy12XBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5Rsy12XBY
- dmead 6y ago
  Kind of disappointing to see someone else's drawing of the octospiders. Not very much like what i had in mind at all.
- 52-6F-62 6y ago
  I had no idea there was a game. I would love to see that redone now, starting from the first book.
MayeulC 6y ago
A bit off-topic since I don't recall it discussing communication a lot, but Stephen Baxter's Time touches on genetically engineered squids for manning space exploration missions. As always, the short lifespan of these creatures is both a blessing and a curse...

drdeadringer 6y ago

Stephen Baxter explors similar in his Manifold trilogy.