The Illuminae Files

Remembered this series when we were talking about the stories we’d read with unique styles in class today. It’s (once again!) written by a woman and a man, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, but (once again!) they just list the woman on Goodreads, so we’re doing it. It’s definitely young adult, so bear that in mind, but it’s also definitely sci fi (spaceships! AI! wormholes! clones! mutant viruses! giant freaky parasites!) and completely one of a kind. A lot of the pages look like this: 

… and none of them look normal. The series is written as a compilation of files, and it includes the following:

  • Video log transcripts (done by a weak stomached and easily distracted employee)
  • Emails, texts, DMs, etc
  • Diary entries
  • Fight scenes written in crazy patterns so you have to twist the book around and look dumb in public
  • The unfiltered thought processes of a malfunctioning AI (definitely the coolest parts)
  • Drawings
  • Mugshots and names of dead people (I signed up to have my name put in but I didn’t get selected 🙁 )
  • Wiki entries
  • And many other funky, cool, and creepy experimental story telling methods!

Definitely worth a flip through just to see all the beautiful imagery. Here’s the amazon link to the first book!

 

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