I Love Aliens, but I'm Glad They Were Aliens

"i love aliens. I'm glad they were aliens," says author of "The Ena" The book plays with that question of colonialism, but also asks more existential questions about how far would you go to make yourself impervious to harm? In the ena's culture, in their belief system,  they believe that the universe is tis like ben o, ancient enemy that they have to vanquish.