THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA
WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD
ARTHUR C. CLARKE, NEBULA, AND LA TIMES' RAY BRADBURY PRIZE FINALIST
LONDON TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
AN ESQUIRE BEST SCIENCE FICTION BOOK OF ALL TIME
WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD
ARTHUR C. CLARKE, NEBULA, AND LA TIMES' RAY BRADBURY PRIZE FINALIST
LONDON TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
AN ESQUIRE BEST SCIENCE FICTION BOOK OF ALL TIME
“The great and terrible thing about humankind is simply this: we will always do what we are capable of.”
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future.
Transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed off the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where a species of octopus has been discovered that may have developed its own language and culture. Marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, and will do anything for the chance to study them. But as Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the new species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves.
But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. Or what they might do about it.
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future.
Transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed off the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where a species of octopus has been discovered that may have developed its own language and culture. Marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, and will do anything for the chance to study them. But as Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the new species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves.
But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. Or what they might do about it.
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“I loved this novel’s brain and heart, its hidden traps, sheer propulsion, ingenious world-building and the purity of its commitment to luminous ideas." ―David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas "Astonishingly beautiful and intelligent SF." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "(A) poignant, mind-expanding debut"―The Washington Post "(A) wondrous novel"―Slate "At a time when we are oversaturated with dystopian narratives, Nayler’s distinguishes itself by being almost devoid of cynicism. The only unforgivable sin here is indifference." ― The New York Times "At once a rich novel of ideas and a nail-biting thriller, The Mountain in the Sea is a triumph." ― Esquire |
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