It goes on my pile of books to be re-read.'-Tade Thompson, author of Rosewater and The Murders of Molly Southbourne 'A solid debut.'- SFRevu It is superbly written without an ounce of fat. 'It makes the reader reexamine ideas about sentience. Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane.'- Thrillist 'A fascinating world.'- The Verge Praise for Semiosis 'This is up there with Ursula K. Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that humans are more than tools. They don't realize another life form watches.and waits. Texas Library Association-Lariat List Top Books for 2019Ĭolonists from Earth wanted the perfect home, but they'll have to survive on the one they found.

Vulture-10 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2018Ĭhicago Review of Books-The 10 Best Science Fiction Books of 2018 Locus 2018 Recommended Reading List New York Public Library-Best of 2018įorbes-Best Science Fiction Books of 2019-2019 2019 Campbell Memorial Award FinalistĢ019 Locus Finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel Human survival hinges on an bizarre alliance i n Semiosis, a character driven science fiction novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke. Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that humans are more than tools'. They don't realize another life form watches and waits.

About the Book 'Colonists from Earth wanted the perfect home, but they'll have to survive on the one they found.

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