Ammonite Nicola Griffith by Nicola Griffith 9780345452399, 0345452399 instant download after payment.

Change or die. These are the only options available on the planet Jeep.
Centuries earlier, a deadly virus shattered the original colony, killing the men and forever altering the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony has lost touch with the rest of humanity, a company arrives to exploit Jeep–and its forces find themselves fighting for their lives. Terrified of spreading the virus, the company abandons its employees, leaving them afraid and isolated from the natives. In the face of this crisis, anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrives to test a new vaccine. As she risks death to uncover the women’s biological secret, she finds that she, too, is changing–and realizes that not only has she found a home on Jeep, but that she alone carries the seeds of its destruction...
Ammonite is an unforgettable novel that questions the very meanings of gender and humanity. As readers share in Marghe’s journey through an alien world, they too embark on a parallel journey of fascinating self-exploration.
Reviews
This first novel is one of the best books I've ever acquired and edited. What was most impressive about it was the minimal amount of editorial work and copyediting work it needed--it arrived in our offices in publishable form and just needed a few editorial comments from me, and a few commas and such from the copyeditor, to send it on its way. For a first novel, that's extremely rare (as well as extremely enjoyable for the editor!). Nicola Griffith has been a great writer from the start. Even with the pulpy cover we put on the book when we first published it, featuring what seemed to be a metallic jellybean rather than a spaceship, Ammonite went on to win a Lambda Award and the Tiptree Award for best novel dealing with issues of gender. It got rave reviews from Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, and other renowned writers, and a great review in the New York Times as well. As a young editor, I was really proud of this one, and I still recommend it as thinking-person's SF to any friends or acquaintances interested in the genre. --Ellen Key Harris, Editor, Del Rey Books
Ammonite's story is gripping, many-layered, ever-changing. Griffith has a fine way with character and sure talent. Many passages are beautifully written; most seem to do double duty, shimmering with the many levels and complex meanings of this remarkable first novel. -Los Angeles Times Book Review
Uncompromisingly packed with nondogmatic feminist and queer ideologies... Griffith reveal[s] herself to be fluent in presenting realistic science and its implications, capable of cinematic clarity in her prose, insightful with emotions and character. Washington Post Book World
Pays homage to Ursula K. Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness without inviting invidious comparisons. New York Times Book Review
Ammonite represents a major, no, make that a revolutionary change...a remarkable departure from the commonplace. Locus
Nicola Griffith's first novel, Ammonite, flies all the banners of traditional sf [but] beneath the banners, it is armed to the teeth against convention. Interzone
A serious assault on conventions so enormous that it is very much more dangerous, sometimes, than writing about lesbianism. Dorothy Allison
Probably the best debut novel of the year--an accomplished, moving, intelligent, and graceful examination of gender roles, and a helluva good read. The New York Review of Science Fiction
"A marvelous blend of high adventure and mind-boggling social speculation--it marks the arrival of Nicola Griffith as a new sf star for the 90s." --Kim Stanley Robinson
“A knockout . . . Strong, likeable characters, a compelling story, and a very interesting take on gender.” –URSULA K. LE GUIN
“A POWERFUL STORY OF CONNECTION, ALLEGIANCE, AND OBLIGATION. Read Nicola Griffith’s book–and keep an eye out for her name in the future.” --Vonda N. McIntyre
About the Author
Nicola Griffith is the author of six novels (Hild, Always, Stay, The Blue Place, Slow River, Ammonite), a multi-media memoir (And Now We Are Going to Have a Party), and a collection of short fiction, (With Her Body). Her work has won, among others, the Nebula, James Tiptree Award, World Fantasy, and Lambda Literary Awards (six times). She is a dual UK/US citizen, is married to writer Kelley Eskridge, and lives in Seattle.