Sweet Liberty
The Weigher
By Eric Vinicoff & Marcia Martin
19 Oct, 2023
The End of History
Marcia Martin and Eric Vinicoff’s 1992 The Weigher is a stand-alone first-contact xenoanthropology science fiction novel.
Slasher’s people are touchy apex predators, inclined to see each other as threats and competitors. Nevertheless, the Kodiak-bear-sized beings have a civilization of sorts, facilitated in large part by the tireless efforts of Weighers like Slasher, who work to find equitable, non-violent solutions to conflicts.
Slasher’s successful career is doomed as soon as the demons appear.