![]() ![]() That said, my biggest beef with the book was the author's diction-that is, the timbre and level of his word choice. Overall, there's a weight and a darkness to the story I really enjoyed. The arrival of this new Ambassador proves disastrous, and the inhabitants of Embassytown have to rally together to survive the fallout. The central government sends out a new ambassador, a highly empathetic pair of men who are not clones. Ordinary humans can't communicate in Language-only special carefully synced pairs of clones called Ambassadors can manage it. However, they speak "Language" a two-voiced language built on a sort of empathy that conveys the speakers meaning directly to the receiver. The natives of this world deal in inimitable biotechnology that's much sought after by all. The story takes place sometime in the future on a planet far away specifically, a small colony on the planet Arieka. I recently finished reading Embassytown by China MiƩville, and while it had its rougher points in my opinion, it ended up a neat investigation of what language is and how it works, all in a sci-fi setting. ![]()
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