![]() This new edition of Senlin Ascends marks the major release of a book self-published several years ago that took off through word of mouth. In particular, a colourful form of bamboo dubbed Stevland is revealed to be highly intelligent.Īs the settler community adapts to life on Pax they enter into a co-operative relationship with Stevland, which leads to some interesting observations on the building of complex social systems from the ground up and the dangers of trying to direct the process of evolution. ![]() The life forms native to Pax are exotic but comparable to life on Earth, with one of the big differences being that plant life is sentient. The story begins with a small group of settlers arriving on a habitable planet they name Pax. Covering everything from lawns to wheat fields to savannahs, grass is dominant both because it’s hardy and because people invest much time, money and effort in taking care of it.Ĭould grass have been planning this global takeover all along? Semiosis, the fascinating debut novel from Sue Burke, makes you wonder. ![]() It’s sometimes been said that the most well adapted form of life on Earth is grass (or Poaceae). ![]()
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