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Dark Water's Embrace [Kindle Edition]

Stephen Leigh
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Dark Water's Embrace raises a host of interesting questions, which is exactly what sf is supposed to do!"
Maureen F. McHugh, author of "China Mountain Zhang and "Half The Day is Night
"Intelligent, dextrous, and compassionate, Dark Water's Embrace is also a splendid entertainment."
Walter Jon Williams, author of "Hardwired and "City on Fire

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*** Winner of the Spectrum Award. *** “Gripping”—Starlog *** “Haunting and thought-provoking”—Library Journal *** “Intriguing, intelligent”—Mysterious Galaxy *** “...an exciting novel from a well-respected writer. Once again, we have a work of fine science fiction which shows us how important biology is to our destiny.” —Feminist Bookstore News *** “The fact is that Stephen Leigh’s new novel is a fine piece of work and one that deserves to reach a wide readership.”—NY Review of Science Fiction ***

**** Often compared to Ursula Le Guinn’s ground-breaking The Left Hand of Darkness, Dark Water’s Embrace is a fascinating look at issues of human (and alien) sexuality. Stephen Leigh creates a rich world with elaborate care and uses this alien backdrop to delve into issues of survival, sexuality and the meaning of life itself. ****








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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 526 KB
  • Print Length: 305 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1604504013
  • Publisher: Phoenix Pick www.PhoenixPick.com (30 Oct 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B001JP75XU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #196,326 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I wish Leigh's other books were still in print, because if they're half as well thought out and written as this one, we readers have been missing out.

Despite an initial seemingly-slow start, the book picks up in pace, revealing a mystery for the dying humans of Mictlan. I can't really say much more for fear of giving away the plot, but this really is one of the best books I've read all year.

If you like Maureen McHugh and Sheri Tepper, you'll like this as well.

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It's hard to decide what to say about this powerful example of great storytelling. Few books have plunged me into such a powerful, sad emotional state as did parts of this wonderful story. I was not totally hooked from the very begining, but once I got beyond a few chapters I could not put it down. The stark contrast of hate, prejudice, hard-headed stupidity versus acceptance, kindness, caring and unselfishness makes for an emotional knock out. A completely original, imaginative, and most memorable masterpiece. Run out & buy it!!
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I knew of Stephen Leigh from his contributions to George R.R. Martin's WILD-CARD series and bought this novel on the strength of it. This is an enormously entertaining, thought provoking novel which I really enjoyed. There have been previous sci-fi novels with similar themes of human/alien sexuality but this one stands out from the crowd.Unbelievable value for money. I shall be keeping an eye out for everything else Stephen Leigh has written after this one.
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