The Embedding
(1973)A novel by
Ian Watson
AwardsJohn W Campbell Memorial Award (nominee)
Nebula (nominee)
| "Enthralling ... It gave one the sense of being led very near to the brink of profundity, even revelation." Martin Amis |
Aliens arrive on Earth hoping to trade some of their advanced knowledge for insights into Earth's linguistic structure. "The Embedding" is the story of three experiments in linguistics driven by a searching analysis of the nature of communication.
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Hardback Editions
1992 : Hardback
 | Title: The Embedding Author(s): Ian Watson Publisher: Easton Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 1975 : Hardback
 | Title: The Embedding Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-684-14205-8 / 978-0-684-14205-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Scribner Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2000 : Paperback
 | Title: The Embedding (Gollancz S.F.) Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-575-07133-8 / 978-0-575-07133-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1999 : Paperback
 | Title: The Embedding [Paperback] Author(s): Ian Watson Publisher: Pan Availability: Amazon More details... |
July 1990 : Paperback
 | Title: The Embedding Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-575-04784-4 / 978-0-575-04784-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1989 : Paperback
 | Title: The Embedding Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-88184-554-X / 978-0-88184-554-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1981 : Paperback
 | Title: Embedding, The (A Panther book) Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-586-05190-2 / 978-0-586-05190-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Panther Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1977 : Paperback
 | Title: The embedding Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-553-02311-X / 978-0-553-02311-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1975 : Paperback
 | Title: The Embedding Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-7043-1218-2 / 978-0-7043-1218-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Quartet Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
July 1973 : Unknown
 | Title: Embedding, The ([Gollancz SF]) Author(s): Ian Watson ISBN: 0-575-01687-6 / 978-0-575-01687-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Gollancz Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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