Avice Benner Cho, a human colonist on a distant planet populated by the Ariekei, sentient beings famed for their unique language, returns to Embassytown after many years of deep space exploration to find she has become a living simile in the Ariekei language even though she cannot speak it, and she is torn by competing loyalties when hostilities erupt between humans and aliens.
Information
Publisher:
Pan Books
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
404
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780330533072
Publish year:
2012
Publish date:
Jan. 5, 2012
China Mieville
China Mieville is a British author known for his groundbreaking work "Perdido Street Station." His writing style blends elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, creating vivid and immersive worlds. Mieville's contributions to literature include pushing the boundaries of genre fiction and challenging traditional storytelling conventions.