- Paperback
- Publisher: Immanion Press; New edition edition (1 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904853307
- ISBN-13: 978-1904853305
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,791,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In 22nd-century Africa a young girl from a quiet home is selected for Starlight by the Space Communications Administration, and will travel to the stars to communicate and exchange knowledge with their alien inhabitants. The award-winning author's many other novels include "The Jonah Kit".
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Like many of Ian Watson's books a summary of the plot of Alien Embassy is pretty bizarre. Lila Makindi, a young African girl in a 22nd century that has turned it's back on much technology since a catastrophic late 20th century war, is chosen by by a mysterious agency called Bardo to join a programme of communication with alien races. This is achieved telepathically with the use of tantric sex! Soon Lila will discover that this is a front for something far more dangerous.
Possibly the first SF book to feature a black female as the main character, Alien Embassy is a well written and thought-provoking read. Like all of the Ian Watson books I have read this is a very good book and recommended to genre fans.
Possibly the first SF book to feature a black female as the main character, Alien Embassy is a well written and thought-provoking read. Like all of the Ian Watson books I have read this is a very good book and recommended to genre fans.
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