Lettered: 26 copies, bound in leather, signed by author, housed in a custom traycase Limited: 500 numbered hardcovers, fully bound in cloth, signed by author The result is an intellectual adventure of the highest order, a distinguished addition to an imposing-and constantly surprising-body of work. It is also, most centrally, a meditation on the power and infinitely varied possibilities of language itself. Then one day a new, utterly unexpected Ambassador arrives…Įmbassytown is a novel about diplomacy and conflict in a vividly created alien society. That relationship, which is mediated by a group of unique linguists, the Ambassadors, has proceeded in relative tranquility for many years. It is a world in which humans and “exots” co-exist with the indigenous, enigmatic Ariekei-otherwise known as Hosts. Her world is as mysterious, complex, and exotic as any you will ever encounter. Immerser Avice Benner Cho has returned to her childhood home, from her adventures in the Out. Welcome to Arieka, the distant, densely imagined planet that serves as principal setting for China Miéville’s extraordinary new novel, Embassytown.
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