![]() He’s already made his name with novels such as “ Perdido Street Station” and, more recently, “ The City & The City.” Here, Mieville travels into deep space to tell a story about discovery. “ Embassytown” is the latest novel from England’s wildly inventive China Mieville. None can guess how many lives will be affected by this new ambassador, but some momentous change is clearly imminent. Chief among these arrivals to Embassytown is a new official, discussed in local gossip as “the impossible new Ambassador.”And the rumors are true. They’ve gathered to send off those who are leaving for other worlds and to welcome those arriving. There were delegates from isolated outside communities, hermit-farmers.” These folks are all citizens of Embassytown, a tiny colony on a backwater planet at the farthest edge of known space. ![]() “Mingling with the embassy staff were security, teachers and physicians, local artists. The Arrival Ball is being thrown in Diplomacy Hall. ![]()
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