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by Sue Burke
This is the second book in the Semiosis trilogy. It takes place about 100 years after the events of Semiosis. The Humans and Glassmakers of Pax have fully integrated with each other and the intelligent bamboo Stevland and their city is thriving. A team of Earthlings arrive to establish contact with the colony and study Pax, and this disrupts the Pacifists' lives and systems, causing conflict and confusion.
I enjoyed this book just as much as the first book. It's very reminiscent of Le Guin in its anthropological focus, and it continues the themes of what it means to live in harmony with the world around you. The ways in which the Earthlings misunderstood various aspects of Pax, especially the Glassmakers, was really interesting, as it was fairly nuanced and each visitor had a different angle on what they observed. Burke also gave us an illuminating glimpse of how Earth politics and events affected the team despite the huge distance involved. The world-building continues to be inventive, and the observations of the realities of very different groups living peacefully and cooperatively with each other is well-explored.
by Sue Burke
This is the second book in the Semiosis trilogy. It takes place about 100 years after the events of Semiosis. The Humans and Glassmakers of Pax have fully integrated with each other and the intelligent bamboo Stevland and their city is thriving. A team of Earthlings arrive to establish contact with the colony and study Pax, and this disrupts the Pacifists' lives and systems, causing conflict and confusion.
I enjoyed this book just as much as the first book. It's very reminiscent of Le Guin in its anthropological focus, and it continues the themes of what it means to live in harmony with the world around you. The ways in which the Earthlings misunderstood various aspects of Pax, especially the Glassmakers, was really interesting, as it was fairly nuanced and each visitor had a different angle on what they observed. Burke also gave us an illuminating glimpse of how Earth politics and events affected the team despite the huge distance involved. The world-building continues to be inventive, and the observations of the realities of very different groups living peacefully and cooperatively with each other is well-explored.
