{"product_id":"embassytown-9780345524508","title":"Embassytown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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--but which speaks through her, whether she likes it or not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina Miéville\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003ePerdido Street Station, The City \u0026amp; The City, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKraken\u003c\/i\u003e. His works have won the Hugo, the British Science Fiction Award (twice), the Arthur C. Clarke Award (three times) and the World Fantasy Award. He lives and works in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641380409618,"sku":"9780345524508","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6b526b9-db9c-48db-ba2e-754272172414.jpg?v=1733013380","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/embassytown-9780345524508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}