{"product_id":"embassytown-china-mi-ville-paperback","title":"Embassytown -- China Miéville, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e China Miéville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.1\" H x 5.5\" L x 0.9\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780345524508\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51739774320939,"sku":"9780345524508","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780345524508_4ae96680-f812-492b-b8a1-d86864f8f812.jpg?v=1774823318","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/embassytown-china-mi-ville-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}