<p><b>Michael Crichton meets Marvel¿s <i>Venom </i>in award-winning author Seth Dickinson¿s science fiction debut<br><br></b><b>"Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."¿<i>The New York Times</i></b><br><br>¿<b>Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.</b>¿<b>¿Tamsyn Muir</b><br><br><b>A most anticipated book of 2024 according to Goodreads, <i>LitHub</i>, and<i> The New Scientist</i></b><br><br>¿<i>Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It¿s very unlikely that you¿ll die right now. </i><i>It wouldn¿t be narratively complete.</i>¿<br><br>Anna Sinjari¿refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker¿has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes. <br><br>While humanity ree