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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.

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)

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