Planet For Transients

How it reads

Planet For Transients is science fiction (dystopian science fiction novella, specifically), and its dominant mood is eerie. It's atmospheric and uncanny, with a sense that something is wrong. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in several locations, in the future, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are identity, class and society and survival. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending is left open, for you to argue about. At 13 pages it's a single-sitting book. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.