Embassytown: A Novel
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Embassytown: A Novel

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In 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.

  • TitleEmbassytown: A Novel
  • BrandDel Rey
  • ManufacturerDel Rey
  • BindingPaperback
  • ProductGroupBook
  • ItemPartNumber9780345524508
  • ColorBlack
  • ReleaseDate2012-01-31T00:00:01Z
  • UnitCount1
  • EANs9780345524508