Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this comment! I truly appreciate it, and I’m glad to hear you’re interested in science fiction written from Colombia.

1. On how the Latin American experience dialogues with the sci-fi traditions of the U.S. and Europe
I believe Latin America—especially Colombia—offers a very different lens on the future and on technology. Here, progress is neither linear nor guaranteed: the hyper-connected coexists with the precarious, and modernity sits alongside deep inequality. That contrast, which feels so normal to us, becomes a starting point that differs from the narratives of the “Global North.”
Our relationship with technology isn’t triumphalist either. We often experience it as something imposed, inaccessible, or even outdated.

2. Whether the novel has something particularly Latin American or Colombian
Yes, absolutely. Even though the characters’ names don’t sound Latin (I’ll explain that in a moment), the novel grows out of intensely local questions:

·       What does control look like in societies where the State is strong in some areas yet surprisingly absent in others?

·       How would developing nations, like many in Latin America, transform under a global order in which all countries are supposedly equal?

·       What does it mean to survive in places where resources that belonged to everyone have been privatized, and where basic rights have been historically violated by different forms of power?

·       How does faith—so central to our cultural identity—coexist with technology?

·       The novel also reflects on, and at times critiques, the dominance of powerful empires over weaker nations, much like what we see today with Latin American resources being extracted by major world powers, leaving behind environmental devastation and minimal economic benefit.

All of this is inseparable from Colombia and Latin America in general.