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After thinking about it awhile (and getting flamed at), I have
reconsidered and now say yes, Spock is a good example of an alien
portrayed as such in SF.  The thing that really makes him an alien,
though, is the externals (ears, green blood, etc.).  Otherwise, he's not
so different than what I'd imagine some Hindu or Buddhist scholars would
be.  Problem is, in SF we have tended to take human ideas and give them
to our aliens -- I guess you could say we've humanized our aliens a
little too much.  I'd personally like to see some SF that introduced
aliens who are not so human-like.
-- 
					Be ye moby,
					for I am moby.

Greg Skinner (White Gold Wielder)
{decvax!genrad, eagle!mit-vax, whuxle, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gds

And he who wields white wild magic gold is a paradox ...

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Try reading "The Pride of Chanur" by C. J. Cherryh if you want
interesting, non-human aliens.  The main characters (the cat-like
creatures) are pretty standard aliens, but all the others are quite
interesting, certainly unusual.  Even the bad guys are weird.
		Cliff Shaffer
		...!rlgvax!cvl!cas

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You see, he is obviously oriental and when he was a boy he got his head
stuck in some rice picking machinery.  Fortunately, there was a plastic
surgeon available...

-Ron