Pilgrimage/The People (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Zenna Henderson
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—extrasensory powers
- Time of Work: Primarily the 1950’s and 1960’s, with some stories set in the 1980’s
- Setting: Primarily the southwestern United States, with some stories set on “The Home”
- Genres: Short fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, Extrasensory perception or powers, 1980’s, Southwest, Refugees, Aliens, space
- Locales: United States
The Plot
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People and The People: No Different Flesh form a chronicle of a number of the People, extraterrestrials living on Earth as refugees after the destruction of their own planet, the Home. Highly developed and psionically gifted, the People must conceal their differences in order to live among “Earthers” without attracting attention, yet they cannot let go of their true nature and abilities. Each book is composed of short stories loosely linked by a framing story. The stories originally were published in The Magazine of...
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