Shortlisted for theArthur C. Clarke Award 2019
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Semiosis combines the world-building of Avatar with the alien wonder of Arrival,and the sheer humanity of Atwood. An essential work for our time'- Stephen Baxter
Escaping conflict on Earth,an idealistic group of settlers arrive on a distant planet - Pax - with plans for a perfect society.
The world they discover is rich with life,but this is not the Eden they were hoping for. The plants on Pax are smart - smart enough to domesticate,and even slaughter,its many extraordinary animals.
To survive,the colonists realize that they must strike bargains of their own. But if they are to make Pax their home,they must go further,searching for a way to communicate and coexist with these utterly alien intelligences.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008300777Number of pages: 336Weight: 240 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'This is up there with Ursula K. Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane'- Thrillist
'Semiosis combines the world-building of Avatar with the alien wonder of Arrival,and the sheer humanity of Atwood. An essential work for our time'- Stephen Baxter
'This is top class SF,intelligent and engaging and I loved every moment of it'-Adrian Tchaikovsky
'Sue Burke blends science with adventure and fascinating characters,as a human colony desperately seeks to join the ecosystem of an alien world.'David Brin
'A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity'-Locus
'A clever,fascinating,fun and unique debut'- Kirkus
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