Exordia

<p><b>Michael Crichton meets Marvel’s <i>Venom </i>in award-winning author Seth Dickinson’s science fiction debut, named <i>one of The New York Times' </i>Best SFF Books of 2024.</b><br><br><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>“<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 reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.</p>