{"product_id":"multitude-9781955765497","title":"Multitude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe float to the surface, and we see that there is more to the world than the ocean. We see stars. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThen one day, we hear a song from far away.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt could be nothing, a new dance of energies made by stars muttering to themselves... but it could be everything. We pull tight to your direction in the hope that the universe may gift us a conversation. A banquet.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Australia, a SETI Technician asks her colleague, \"A fake from 44 parsecs?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Nevada, a soldier flinches as unidentified craft fly overhead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Beirut, a mathematician pets her cat and thinks about language.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are coming. For the hospice orderly with open arms, the seamstress in her alleyway shop, the lawyer angry at her neighbor's sloppy garden.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor you are many, and cannot speak as one.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd yet we see you communicate without words. We see you organize and build.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe see you killing us.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Ray Nayler, Ann Leckie, and Martin MacInnes, follow the hivemind of cephalopod aliens and explore the power of language, community, and hope. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie Vibbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apex Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.44w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781955765497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarie Vibbert is a Hugo- and Nebula nominated author whose short fiction has appeared over 100 times in top magazines like NATURE, ANALOG, and CLARKESWORLD, and has been translated into Czech, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, GALACTIC HELLCATS, was longlisted by the British Science Fiction Award, and her work has been called \"everything science fiction should be\" by the Oxford Culture Review. She is the editor of the 2026 Triangulation anthology, BAD ROMANCE. She also writes poetry, comics, and computer games. By day, she is a computer programmer in Cleveland, Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marie Vibbert \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48363704123549,"sku":"9781955765497","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_23974935-d0e4-4267-bfe1-f70df3a3aede.jpg?v=1780428546","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/multitude-9781955765497","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}