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Sue Burke, author of Semiosis and Interference, gives readers a new near-future, hard sf novel. Immunity Index blends Orphan Black with Contagion in a terrifying outbreak scenario.

About the Author

SUE BURKE spent many years working as a reporter and editor for a variety of newspapers and magazines before writing her critically acclaimed Semiosis. A Clarion workshop alumnus, Burke has published more than thirty short stories in addition to working extensively as a literary translator. She lives in Chicago.

Reviews

Praise for Immunity Index "This hits close to home."--Publishers Weekly "This dystopian biothriller reads like a 21st-century version of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, crossed with George Orwell's 1984. . . . hopeful, heartbreaking, and compelling at every turn. Highly recommended for readers of dystopian science fiction or political technothrillers."--Library Journal, starred review "A fast-paced hard-sf thriller... Burke imparts detailed discussions on genetics within a dramatic and thought-provoking story of inequality, humanity and family. For fans of the Orphan Black television series or Chuck Wendig's Wanderers (2019)."--Booklist "Prescient and powerful, this is a gut-punch of a book . . . Sue Burke only gets better and better. She is a genuine if unsung hero of our genre."--Seanan McGuire "Riveting world building by a rising star of science fiction."--David Brin Praise for Semiosis "This is up there with Ursula K. Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane."--Thrillist "A fascinating world."--The Verge "A solid debut."--SFRevu

"A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity."--Locus Online "This first-contact tale is extraordinary."--Library Journal (starred review) "Sharp, evocative . . . Semiosis unfolds the old science fiction idea of first contact in ways that are both traditional and subversive."--The Christian Science Monitor "A clever, fascinating, fun and unique debut."--Kirkus Reviews "Burke's world building is exceptional, and her ability to combine the intricacies of colonization with the science of botany and theories of mutualism and predation is astounding." --Booklist "Impressive debut novel . . . lush . . . beautiful."--Publishers Weekly, starred review