"Embassytown" by China Mieville is a science fiction novel set in a distant future on the planet of Arieka. The story follows the life of a linguist named Avice Benner Cho who grew up in the city of Embassytown, which is inhabited by the Ariekei, an alien species with a unique language and culture. The Ariekei are known for their exceptional ability to communicate with each other through a language that humans find difficult to comprehend. Avice is recruited by the authorities to help establish communication with the Ariekei, but she soon discovers that their language is more complex than she ever imagined. As tensions rise between the humans and the Ariekei, Avice finds herself caught in the middle of a conflict that threatens to destroy Embassytown and the fragile relationship between the two species.
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