This story is an exploration of a new social caste of people created on earth entirely because of genetic disease.Ī girl who has recently lost her mother confides in her uncle about her sadness that she never really had a proper relationship with her. The Evening and the Morning and the Night Because he loves T'Gatoi, but wants to protect his sister too, he relents and agrees to become impregnated she promises that she will not desert him, and will be loyal to him forever. He begins to question the relationship between the humans and the aliens and sensing his distress, T'Gatoi asks if she can impregnate Gans' sister instead of him. He declares that he will kill himself before letting himself be impregnated. Not surprisingly this experience changes the way in which Gan feels about being a host. Since he can remember Gan has thought of being a host as an honor and a privilege, but when he witnesses the premature hatching of eggs in another male host, he has to participate in performing a cesarian surgery so that the Tlic grubs can be retrieved and so that Lomas, the other male carrier, will not be eaten alive from the inside out. The story is narrated by a male named Gan who is required to carry the eggs of one of the lead females of the Tlic. The Tlic realize that humans make excellent host carriers for their eggs and each earthling is required to chose a child for implantation. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.īloodchild tells the story of the extraordinary relationship between aliens known as Tlic and the human ex- pats of earth who are living there. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

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