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Ammonite by Nicola Griffith; Ballantine Books.; Random House is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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-exploratio

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Nicola Griffith; Ballantine Books.; Random House
Publisher
Ballantine Books : Del Rey Books, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group
Published
1991
Language
EN
ISBN
9780345378910
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.83 / 5 (2,812 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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