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Semiosis
- A novel of first contact
- Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
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Publisher's summary
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 realise 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.
Critic reviews
"This is top class SF, intelligent and engaging, and I loved every minute 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)
"Original, gripping and gloriously unpredictable." (Mira Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Parasite)
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- Jaco du Plooy
- 11-03-20
Interesting concept and simply a good read
Interesting view on alien intelligence and just something slightly different for a change.
I see some find it very dark but I did not. The story grows out from that. I would assume being colonists on an alien planet trying simply to survive would be harrowing at times and rewarding at others. The book simply describes that and it's effects on people.
The narration was good and did not get in the way of some novel ideas on alien intelligence and human interaction with it.
Take a chance. Read the book. I am glad I did.
What can I really say more than I really enjoyed the book.
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- Maija Kovari
- 10-17-19
Dark, slow and violent
Struggled to finish the book as the main characters keep changing, generation after generation, each living in a society as hopeless and dark as the one before.
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