UNDER THE EYE OF THE BIG BIRD

The tag team of Sarah Skaer and Arthur Keng narrates the interconnected episodes in this novel featuring different characters spread throughout thousands of years. Some of the protagonists are children, others are adults; some are humans, others are mutants or clones. They live in isolated communities, each with a different culture and history. AI mothers raise the children, who are made in factories by combining animal and human DNA or by photosynthesis. Skaer deals particularly with children and mothers, conveying the moods of the children and the patience of the mothers. Keng uses tone, pitch, and pace to distinguish the adult storytellers in the works he presents. This audiobook is a meditation on what it might mean to be human in the far distant future. [Published: JANUARY 2026]