The Mountain in the Sea: Winner of the Locus Best First Novel Award

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The Mountain in the Sea: Winner of the Locus Best First Novel Award

The Mountain in the Sea: Winner of the Locus Best First Novel Award

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I knew little more about Nayler's book than it was futuristic and speculated as to first contact between humans and a species of octopus that have developed symbolic language. A species of octopus has not only developed language and a civilization, but a way to pass on its knowledge.

The little details were carefully crafted, like the simple description of a café in Astrakhan where the owner “made Turkish coffee so thick a water buffalo would float in it.

I enjoy me some philosophical sci-fi that makes me view the world differently after I finish reading it, seeing humanity reflected in the eyes of another species, android or otherwise. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. My only complaint about the book is it could have been tightened in the editing process, as some parts are really drawn out in terms of their overall contribution to the final resolution.

I sympathized with Ha Nguyen and her strong sense of responsibility for everything she is involved in. You must be prepared for some conversational info-dumping about the nature of language and symbolism as it relates to reaching out to animals who vastly differ from our species. Ha and Evrim find themselves in a race against time to solve the mystery of these enigmatic creatures while corporate and nation-state entities, with their own agendas, attempt to breach the highly secured area. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).I want to help my readers imagine how we might speak across an almost unbridgeable gap of differences, and end forever the loneliness of our species—and our own loneliness. I connected with this novel so very much, from octopi/octopuses being a favorite animal, to being extremely empathetic, to adoring animals period, to giving a shit about the earth, etc, AND because I was fortunate enough to meet a lovely lady octopus.



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