The sequel to Sue Burke's epic SF debut, Semiosis, follows the colonists on Pax and a team from Earth as they confront a new, implacable intelligence
Sue Burke spent many years working as a reporter and editor for a variety of newspapers and magazines. A Clarion workshop alumnus, Burke has published more than thirty short stories in addition to working extensively as a literary translator. She lives in Chicago.
Praise for Interference "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. Like Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice,
Sue Burke elevated a good story with a great idea."--SFRevu Praise
for Semiosis
"This is up there with Ursula K. Le Guin: science fiction at its
most fascinating and most humane."--Thrillist "A fascinating
world."--The Verge "A solid debut."--SFRevu
"A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity."--Locus Online
"This first-contact tale is extraordinary."--Library Journal
(starred review) "Sharp, evocative . . . Semiosis unfolds the old
science fiction idea of first contact in ways that are both
traditional and subversive."--The Christian Science Monitor "A
clever, fascinating, fun and unique debut."--Kirkus "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 "Impressive
debut novel . . . lush . . . beautiful."--Publishers Weekly,
starred review "A fresh and fun perspective on planetary
exploration."--The Bibliosanctum (4 out of 5 stars) "A very...
different and super engaging novel."--The Book Smugglers
"A fresh and thought-provoking take."--Open Letters "Intelligent,
riveting and ultimately uplifting, Semiosis asks big questions and
gives satisfying answers."--Emma Newman, author Planetfall
"This is top class SF, intelligent and engaging and I loved every
moment of it."--Adrian Tchaikovsky, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke
Award for Children of Time "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. "A first contact novel like
none you've ever read. . . . The kind of story for which science
fiction was invented." --James Patrick Kelly, winner of the Hugo,
Nebula and Locus awards "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 "A gripping story of colonization and
biological wonders."--Gregory Frost, author of the Shadowbridge
novels "A fantastic SF debut . . . Semiosis will remain relevant
for years to come." --Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, award-winning author
of What a Plant Knows and Director of the Manna Center for Plant
Biosciences at Tel Aviv University.
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