Sci-Fi & Scary

Despite the exceedingly odd title, Carl Sagan's Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe is a solidly enjoyable read.

It's short story spanning a string of years involving the intelligent life on an alien planet and it's reaction to humanity. One of those life forms, inhabiting a werfle, finds himself somewhat at odds with the overall view of humanity when he finds himself adopted by a human named Noa.

It's not a story with a lot of adventure or anything like that. Instead its a gentle exploration of a relationship where two completely different intelligent life forms care for each other.