Hummingbird Salamander
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2.1 • 8 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things
Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control.
Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina’s footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out—for her and possibly for the world.
Hummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate conspiracy.
Customer Reviews
Difficult read.
The book has themes I enjoy, but the writing drags on in a lot of first person emotional turmoil which obstructs the story. This may have been written for a feminine audience as it was recommended to me by one.
Things rarely happen from the character but instead to the character. It is more an introspective essay on the end of the world tucked behind a half revealed manifesto on how one might save ourselves. It was a challenging winding path that had many unsatisfying resolutions for all the threads revealed. Details are glossed over, such as the character knows things we are never explained how they would know such things.
It’s a disconnected emotional journey with a mystery at the end that is more of a sketch of a revelation you may not find satisfying.