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Narrated by:
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Gabra Zackman
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By:
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Nicola Griffith
Change or die: the only options available on the Durallium Company-owned planet GP.
The planet's deadly virus had killed most of the original colonists - and changed the rest irrevocably. Centuries after the colony had lost touch with the rest of humanity, the Company returned to exploit GP, and its forces found themselves fighting for their lives. Afraid of spreading the virus, the Company had left its remaining employees in place, afraid and isolated from the natives.
Then anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrived on GP, sent to test a new vaccine against the virus. As she risked death to uncover the natives' biological secret, she found that she, too, was changing, and realized that not only had she found a home on GP - she herself carried the seeds of its destruction...
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While there's much to recommend in the sci-fi elements, there are also glaring discrepancies. Given the assumed span of time (at least a century or two for the development of interstellar travel) and then what can only be assumed as at least 3 - 5 centuries of separation between the original colonization and the present day in the tale, it would seem that knowledge of immunology had also devolved over that time. Taking daily or even daily pills is not a vaccine, but rather a prophylaxis treatment. And while there is some mention of T cell epitopes, the idea of testing a vaccine with one individual is pretty ridiculous. As for the devolved humans, the variety of cultures from polytheistic to reasonable was a welcome occurrence. On the other hand, while English as a language survived, the written word was entirely lost without explanation. Finally, providing a viral etiology for mentally focused genetic engineering as well as faculties more akin to fantasy tales with liberal use of hallucinogens was a stretch. Lastly, the portrayal of the company as sinister and evil was without any background or context.
The narration was well done with good character distinction and pacing aligned with the plot.
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Reading this in the Time of Covid, it is also wonderful to imagine a virus that would be evolutionary and help us become more alive. I would love to see that beautiful planet, drink the tea, send message by birds, listen to the stories -- if I could survive the serious difficulties as did Marg, who discovered herself there.
The narration was great; it's narration like this that makes me really enjoy Audible books.
The story had several interwoven threads/perspectives but still was easy to follow in audible form. Highly recommended.
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great audiobook
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