I'm Looking for (Quirky) Xenofiction

[Guttersnipe]

I'm looking for a novel from the P.O.V. of a non-human creature or living concept, similar to the manga and anime series, Cells at Work! (in which blood cells and viruses are personified as humanoids and monsters) or maybe something less quirky, like Laline Paull's novel The Bees, about sapient bee culture. Also if quirky and humorous, something like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy focusing on an alien or Flatland (I've read all these books). It could be something funny, but I'll accept it if it is offers a bizarre perspective (like that of a sapient shape, bizarre alien, conceptual or metaphysical being, animal, or, less commonly, mythological creature). Ideally a xenofictional weird fantasy or sci-fi novel. No children's or YA books. Also, no spiders, as they scare me. Any takers?

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I'm looking for a novel from the P.O.V. of a non-human creature or living concept, similar to the manga and anime series, Cells at Work! (in which blood cells and viruses are personified as humanoids and monsters) or maybe something less quirky, like Laline Paull's novel The Bees, about sapient bee culture. Also if quirky and humorous, something like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy focusing on an alien or Flatland (I've read all these books). It could be something funny, but I'll accept it if it is offers a bizarre perspective (like that of a sapient shape, bizarre alien, conceptual or metaphysical being, animal, or, less commonly, mythological creature). Ideally a xenofictional weird fantasy or sci-fi novel. No children's or YA books. Also, no spiders, as they scare me. Any takers?

No spiders - AdrianTchaikovsky’s Alien Clay is a great take on xeno possibilities

 

[hitmouse]

The 13.5 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Graham

 

[BAYLOR]

Star Tide Rising by David Brinn
The Uplift War by David Brinn

 

[Guttersnipe]

Lots of aliens so far, which is good, but any from metaphysical or metaphorical beings? Numbers, symbols, or gods, demons, etc.? Or even Death, like in The Book Thief, but in a fantasy vein?

 

[hitmouse]

Mort and Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.