Book description
Semiosis by Sue Burke: A Symphony of Survival
The first time Stevland communicated with the humans, it wasn't through words. It was through the subtle manipulation of fruit-bearing trees, offering sustenance one day and withdrawing it the next-a botanical conversation that would define humanity's struggle for survival on an alien world.
Sue Burke's debut novel unfolds like a patient revelation, where each chapter peels back another layer of mystery surrounding the planet's sentient ecosystem. The human colonists, crash-landed and desperate, find themselves in a landscape that defies logic. Trees become partners or adversaries without warning, and the remnants of a vanished alien civilization whisper secrets through root networks that span continents.
What makes this audiobook extraordinary isn't just Burke's journalistic precision-her decades of reporting clearly inform the brutal realism of survival scenarios-but how she transforms botanical processes into high drama. The alien intelligence doesn't arrive in spaceships or speak in thunderous voices. It negotiates through growing seasons, poisoning crops when displeased, nurturing them when cooperation emerges.
The generational conflicts within the human settlement mirror our own struggles with environmental stewardship. Young colonists want to dominate their new world; elders seek understanding. These tensions play out against a backdrop where the planet itself becomes the most complex character-a living entity that thinks in centuries and communicates through chemical signals.
Burke's background as a translator proves invaluable as she renders the impossible task of cross-species diplomacy into something both plausible and profound. The audiobook format enhances this experience, allowing listeners to hear the subtle rhythms of alien speech patterns and the growing sophistication of human responses.
This isn't just first contact-it's first negotiation, first alliance, first recognition that survival depends not on conquest but on conversation.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience