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Semiosis: A novel of first contact

A novel of first contact

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Semiosis: A novel of first contact

By: Sue Burke
Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, Daniel Thomas May
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‘Up there with the best of Le Guin in terms of beautiful, engrossing, brilliantly imagined sci-fi’
VULTURE

‘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

NOMINATED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD

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.

 Adventure Fiction First Contact Genetic Engineering Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration Interstellar Fantasy Solar System

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Critic reviews

BEST BOOKS OF 2018 – THRILLIST, VULTURE, THE VERGE, CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS, NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
LOCUS RECOMMENDED READING LIST 2018

‘This is top class SF, intelligent and engaging and I loved every moment of it’
Adrian Tchaikovsky, award-winning author of CHILDREN OF TIME

‘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, award-winning author of THE POSTMAN

‘A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity’
LOCUS

‘A clever, fascinating, fun and unique debut’
KIRKUS
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It’s been a while since I’ve encountered anything this good, intelligent fiction that’s high on science without an over reliance on technology, as we know it.

First class intelligent Science Fiction

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After reading a few negative reviews about the narration I was cautious about Semiosis, but i found no issues with any of the narration and the story itself is great.

Pleasantly surprised

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An engrossing tale of alien intelligence, politics, morality and mortality told in an unusual way.

properly mind-expanding SF

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Overall a great book! A couple chapters were a bit difficult to get through because of the narrator near the beginning. I understand the narrator was trying to portray something by it, but it was not easy to follow. Then the robotic, dry point of view of the plant towards the end. They aren’t very long chapters and the rest of the book is great, just a heads up.

Recommend!

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Had a similar feeling to some of the Bobeverse books, nice concept and world. Up there with my fav sci-fi books for sure.

great book with a nice performance.

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