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A cutting-edge novel about the nature of communication and what it means to be human.

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Enthralling . . . It gave one the sense of being led very near to the brink of profundity, even revelation

Fast, invigorating . . . anthropology, linguistics, despoliation of the environment, consciousness-raising drugs, space travel, alien contact, the CIA, you name it. Watson writes with energy and panache - Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels

The most impressive first sf novel to appear in the seventies

Brilliantly attempts to communicate a precarious truth about what we think is actuality. The effect is quite hallucinating - The Times

The most spectacular thing in science fiction since the astounding Solaris - The Spectator

Ambitious and compelling - Daily Telegraph

One of the most thought-provoking shudders of the year - The Times

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/10/2017
      ISBN13: 9781473222670, 978-1473222670
      ISBN10: 1473222672
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A cutting-edge novel about the nature of communication and what it means to be human.

      Trade Review
      Enthralling . . . It gave one the sense of being led very near to the brink of profundity, even revelation

      Fast, invigorating . . . anthropology, linguistics, despoliation of the environment, consciousness-raising drugs, space travel, alien contact, the CIA, you name it. Watson writes with energy and panache - Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels

      The most impressive first sf novel to appear in the seventies

      Brilliantly attempts to communicate a precarious truth about what we think is actuality. The effect is quite hallucinating - The Times

      The most spectacular thing in science fiction since the astounding Solaris - The Spectator

      Ambitious and compelling - Daily Telegraph

      One of the most thought-provoking shudders of the year - The Times

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