104/2020. This is the third 1980s Jane (Dandi) Palmer novel I've read, and probably the best, but I'd have difficulty describing her style beyond noting that it's highly imaginative and occasionally leaves me as a reader relying on hindsight for full understanding of what's going on. Readers who like predictable fiction and trying to think one step ahead of the plot probably won't get on with Palmer's work.

The story in this short novel is structured like two interlinked novellas, of which I liked the second better, and has as much incident as an entire season of classic Doctor Who:
Godlike aliens whose children cause problems.
Avian aliens with a global energy crisis.
Amphibian aliens with a possible solution.
An android who becomes human for love.
Astral projection and reincarnation.
Robot sea monsters.
And a murderously racist ex-husband. ( )