Exordia

Michael Crichton meets Marvel¿s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson¿s science fiction debut

"Agonizing and mesmerizing, a devastating and extraordinary achievement."¿The New York Times

¿Magnificent. . . . A science fiction action juggernaut.¿¿Tamsyn Muir

A most anticipated book of 2024 according to Goodreads, LitHub, and The New Scientist

¿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. It wouldn¿t be narratively complete.¿

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.

While humanity ree