When Ted Chiang wrote a cute little story about a linguist learning to picture-talk with some seven legged octopus aliens, I wonder if he knew that it would someday be adapted into a big budget Hollywood sci-fi movie with Amy Adams? If he learned heptapod speak, and with it their knowledge of the future, I’m sure he did. While I’ve never personally conversed with the heptapods, and my foresight’s only good for predicting what I’ll have for dinner, I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of what could make another big budget Hollywood venture: these 10 sci-fi books could be the next Arrival.
