But when she stumbles on evidence of a growing threat to the colony, and a cover-up by its administration, she embarks on an investigation that puts her at tremendous risk. Intending to stay just a short while, Vanja falls in love with her housemate, Nina, and prolongs her visit.
Immediately she feels that something strange is going on: people act oddly in Amatka, and citizens are monitored for signs of subversion. Vanja, an information assistant, is sent from her home city of Essre to the austere, wintry colony of Amatka with an assignment to collect intelligence for the government. But when she stumbles on evidence of a growing threat to the colony and a cover-up by its administration, she begins an investigation that puts her at tremendous risk- Book Synopsis A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE GUARDIANS BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017 A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Intending to stay just a short while, Vanja finds herself falling in love with her housemate Nina, and decides to stick around. It takes some adjusting: people act differently in Amatka, and citizens are monitored for signs of subversion. About the Book Vanja, a government worker, leaves her home city of Essre for the austere wintry colony of Amatka on a research assignment.
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