
Burke has created an alien world that works on a deeper level than most.

Daniel Chamovitz, award-winning author of What a Plant Knows and Director of the Manna Center for Plant Biosciences at Tel Aviv University.Semiosis is a deeply interesting book for someone with an interest in biology like myself. Semiosis will remain relevant for years to come." -Prof. "A gripping story of colonization and biological wonders."-Gregory Frost, author of the Shadowbridge novels "Sue Burke has created one of the most fascinating alien personae science fiction has seen in this decade." -David Nichols, early American historian and author of Engines of Diplomacy The kind of story for which science fiction was invented." -James Patrick Kelly, winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards "A first contact novel like none you've ever read. "In Semiosis, Sue Burke blends science with adventure and fascinating characters, as a human colony desperately seeks to join the ecosystem of an alien world." -David Brin, author of Earth and Existence. "This is top class SF, intelligent and engaging and I loved every moment of it."-Adrian Tchaikovsky, winner of the Arthur C.

"Intelligent, riveting and ultimately uplifting, Semiosis asks big questions and gives satisfying answers."-Emma Newman, author Planetfall "A fresh and thought-provoking take."- Open Letters

different and super engaging novel."- The Book Smugglers "A fresh and fun perspective on planetary exploration."- The Bibliosanctum (4 out of 5 stars) beautiful."- Publishers Weekly, starred review "Burke's world building is exceptional, and her ability to combine the intricacies of colonization with the science of botany and theories of mutualism and predation is astounding." - Booklist "A clever, fascinating, fun and unique debut."- Kirkus

Semiosis unfolds the old science fiction idea of first contact in ways that are both traditional and subversive."- The Christian Science Monitor "This first-contact tale is extraordinary."- Library Journal (starred review) "A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity."- Locus Online Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane."- Thrillist Like Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice, Sue Burke elevated a good story with a great idea."- SFRevu "Interference is as good as Semiosis, which is no small feat for the sequel of a book whose strength lay in its thought-provoking concepts.
