ISBN: 9780345524515

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… More...

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) Digital Content>E-books>SF&Fantasy>Sci-Fi>Sci-Fi, Random House Worlds Digital >16<

2011, ISBN: 9780345524515

Del Rey, Kindle Edition, 369 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-17T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 285368, Specialty Stores, Books, Literary, Literature & Fict… More...

Del Rey, Kindle Edition, 369 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-17T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 285368, Specialty Stores, Books, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Subjects, Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Colonization, Sponsored Selections, Special Features Stores, Action & Adventure, Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, British & Irish, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Dystopian, Steampunk, Whispersync for Voice 3.95, English Language Store, Word Wise Enabled, v3 Testing Node2, Best Kindle Books of 2011, Sponsored Literary Fiction Kindle Books, Instant Credit Offer, partition_00000021, Special Author Offer, Special Offer on Top Authors, Wishlist Offer 4, Kindle eBook credit, 1825, 28, 10, 2020, Goodreads Choice Award Nominees, partition_095, Format: Kindle eBook, Del Rey, 2011<

2011, ISBN: 9780345524515

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