Commenter ‘aawiegel’ has a very astute observation on the Hosts and their planet Ariekei in the book Embassytown: I may be a bit off base here, but I think this point of the story almost becomes Biblical allusion. Before the arrival of humans, the Hosts would always tell the truth, and the sound of a […]
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This post covers material through chapter Formerly 10 of Embassytown by China Miéville- the entirety of Part 3: Like As Not. Toward the end of Part Two, the tension in the book begins to become palpable. At the Festival of Lies we see how the Hosts become almost delirious with ecstasy when the Ambassadors tell them stories. […]
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