The worlds of sci-fi and political thriller meet in this mind-bender of a book


Lee’s 'Liquid Crystal Nightingale' contains remote (space) landscapes, dystopian concepts and tragic characters. Photo: Handout

When author Eeleen Lee was in primary school in the 1980s, her teacher gave her class an assignment. They had to write about a movie they had just seen.

Lee, however, hadn’t watched many movies. She had, however, just seen the trailer for the then upcoming movie Tron (1982).

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