explorer / books · 2023
The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 2022 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux · 384 pages
Nebula · 2023
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This book is recorded on the Nebula ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
Synopsis
Marine biologist Ha Nguyen is hired by a tech corporation to study octopuses that may have developed language and culture. On an isolated archipelago, she works with the world's first conscious android while the corporation tries to control the discovery.
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