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Embassytown

by China Miéville
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Linguistic sci-fi masterpiece.

Recommendation: Embassytown's unique selling point is its exploration of language, making it a must-read for lovers of linguistics and science fiction alike. Mieville's clever use of language makes it a standout novel in the genre and a rewarding read for those who enjoy a challenging narrative.

  • Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012)
  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011)
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2012)
  • Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Nominee for Bestes ausländisches Werk (Best Foreign Work) (2013)
  • British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011)
  • Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Best Science Fiction Novel (2011)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012)
  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee for Roman étranger and Traduction (2016)
  • Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (Best Foreign Novel) (2014)
  • The Kitschies Nominee for Red Tentacle (Novel) (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2011)
  • Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Long Form (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Embassytown

by China Miéville
Save up to 31%
Compare to estimated retail price: RM125.00 MYR  

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ISBN: 9780230754317
Authors: China Miéville
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Ltd
Date of Publication: 2011-05-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Aliens, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 31728 readers)

Description

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 yet speaks through her.
 

Linguistic sci-fi masterpiece.

Recommendation: Embassytown's unique selling point is its exploration of language, making it a must-read for lovers of linguistics and science fiction alike. Mieville's clever use of language makes it a standout novel in the genre and a rewarding read for those who enjoy a challenging narrative.

  • Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012)
  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011)
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2012)
  • Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Nominee for Bestes ausländisches Werk (Best Foreign Work) (2013)
  • British Science Fiction Association Award Nominee for Best Novel (2011)
  • Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) for Best Science Fiction Novel (2011)
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012)
  • Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee for Roman étranger and Traduction (2016)
  • Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (Best Foreign Novel) (2014)
  • The Kitschies Nominee for Red Tentacle (Novel) (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction (2011)
  • Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Long Form (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.