Bonding With Birds | AstraDaemon

In a village on the distant colony of Kiruna, the outcast Aino has worked hard to created a life for herself. The fragile status quo is upset when the offworlder Petr arrives and insists on becoming a part of her life. But he has no idea what it will cost him, and has cost Aino, to belong to the people who sing with inhuman voices.

SING by Karin Tidbeck is a strange science fiction story about a world with a parasitic ecosystem. Petr wants to learn more about the process which changes the humans, but Aino is reluctant to tell him, since she is one who did not pass the test. Over time they develop a relationship, but both of them want something the other is not willing to give.

While I remained interested throughout the story the ending is very ambiguous, and somewhat disappointing.

As always,
AstraDaemon