That is, however, until a new Ambassador arrives from the Out.
Diplomatic relations with the Hosts are conducted by a very select few humans called Ambassadors and while mutual understanding between humans and Ariekei is limited, Embassytown has enjoyed peace, stability and exchange of technologies for some time. After becoming one of the few people born in Embassytown who manage to leave and travel through space, Avice returns to her childhood home with her partner: a passionate linguist who has a keen interest in the Hosts’ unique form of language. The city serves as a trading post and protected place of diplomacy with the endemic alien species the Ariekei, referred to as the Hosts. “Embassytown” by China Mieville is a science fiction novel about a young woman called Avice who comes from the eponymous city on a planet at the edge of the known universe. Beside it is a small replica of the Rosetta Stone. The paperback book is upright against a glowing white background. Image is of “Embassytown” by China Mieville. This book has been sitting on my shelf for a very long time and I was inspired to read it when it came up in the category of “7th most read genre in your all-time stats” of the StoryGraph Onboarding Reading Challenge 2022. While possibly originally black, the edges have since faded to a purplish colour. I picked up a copy of this book many Lifeline Bookfairs ago for one very obvious reason: the book’s tinted edges. Award-winning science fiction novel about cross-cultural alien communicationĬontent warning: war, addiction, mental illness
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