# Ammonite

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- Book: [Ammonite](https://www.bookquiver.com/nicola-griffith/ammonite) ([Ammonite.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/nicola-griffith/ammonite.md))
- Authors: [Nicola Griffith](https://www.bookquiver.com/nicola-griffith)
- Publisher: Gollancz
- ISBN: 978-05-7511-823-2
- Published: 2012-09-13
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

" Nicola Griffith really puts you in the action, and you quickly find yourself believing it all, living it all" - Tim Powers " Griffith's style is quietly exquisite [and] understatedly lyrical" Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars Change or die! Centuries ago, on planet Jeep, a deadly virus killed the men and forever altered the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony lost touch with humanity, a corporation arrives to exploit Jeep's resources - and its forces find themselves fighting for their lives. Anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrives to test a new vaccine. She risks death to uncover the native women's biological secret, and finds that she is changing too. Marghe realises that not only has she found a home on Jeep, but she alone carries the seeds of its destruction... Ammonite is an unforgettable novel that questions the very meaning of gender and humanity. As readers share in a journey through an alien world, they too embark on a parallel journey of fascinating self-exploration.