Embassytown Howard Chaykin inviting readers of all ages

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May we all find meaning and wonder in our most ordinary moments

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Embassytown Howard Chaykin inviting readers of all agesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 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