Most aliens in science fiction aren’t truly alien, and that… - Joe Haldeman

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Most aliens in science fiction aren’t truly alien, and that’s not because science fiction writers lack imagination, but because the purpose of an alien in a story is usually to provide a meaningful distortion of human nature.

Joe Haldeman

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Joe William Haldeman (born 9 June 1943) is an American science fiction author.

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Alternative Names: Joe William Haldeman • Robert Graham

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