Michael Crichton meets Marvel-s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson-s science fiction debut
"Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."-The New York Times
-Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.--Tamsyn Muir
A most anticipated book of 2024 according to Goodreads, LitHub, and The New Scientist
-Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It-s very unlikely that you-ll die right now. It wouldn-t be narratively complete.-
Anna Sinjari-refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker-has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes.
While humanity ree
