num_pages: 217
description: Ian Watson's brilliant debut novel was one of the most significant publications in British sf in the 1970s. Intellectually bracing and grippingly written, it is the story of three experiments in linguistics, and is driven by a searching analysis of the nature of communication. Fiercely intelligent, energetic and challenging, it immediately established Watson as a writer of rare power and vision, and is now recognized as a modern classic.
language: English
title: The Embedding
titlecomplete: The Embedding
characters: Dorothy Summers, Raymond Roussel, Chris Sole
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Linguistics, Collections, Language, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy
ratings_count: 720
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
category: Best Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Prix Tour-Apollo Award
category: Prix Apollo
publisher: Bantam