Embassytown: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak. Avice Benner Cho, a human colonist, has returned to Embassytown after years of deep-space adventure. She cannot speak the Ariekei tongue, but she is an indelible part of it, having long ago been made a figure of speech, a living simile in their language. When distant political machinations deliver a new ambassador to Arieka, the fragile equilibrium between humans and aliens is violently upset. Catastrophe looms, and Avice is torn between competing loyalties: to a husband she no longer loves, to a system she no longer trusts, and to her place in a language she cannot speak—but which speaks through her, whether she likes it or not.Praise for Embassytown&“A breakneck tale of suspense . . . disturbing and beautiful by turns. I cannot emphasize enough how terrific this novel is. It's definitely one of the best books I've read in the past year, perfectly balanced between escapism and otherworldly philosophizing.&”—io9&“Embassytown is a fully achieved work of art. . . . Works on every level, providing compulsive narrative, splendid intellectual rigour and risk, moral sophistication, fine verbal fireworks and sideshows, and even the old-fashioned satisfaction of watching a protagonist become more of a person than she gave promise of being.&”—Ursula K Le Guin &“The Kafkaesque writer journeys to the distant edges of the universe in his latest sci-fi thriller.&”—Entertainment Weekly&“Utterly astonishing . . . A major intellectual achievement.&”—Kirkus Reviews&“Brilliant storytelling . . . The result is a world masterfully wrecked and rebuilt.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 368 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780345524515
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780345524492, 9780307913807, 9780307913814, 9780345524508
- Publisher:
- Random House Worlds
- Date of Addition:
- 03/24/25
- Copyrighted By:
- China Miéville
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.