Alicia and a guest, her dad, discuss “The Frog Prince” and work together to envision what a science fiction retelling of this fairy tale might look like. Topics discussed include favorite themes of science fiction, transcendence and human warmth in a vast universe, the absence of the famous kiss, worldbuilding, the sun, and the linden/lime tree.

Resources

• Project Gutenberg version of “The Frog Prince”: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20437/20437-h/20437-h.htm
• Andy Weir’s The Martian and Project Hail Mary
• Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001 and 2010
• Madeleine L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time series
• Arrival (2016)
• Interstellar ...