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Club Codex (November 2023): "The Mountain in the Sea" by Ray Nayler
Our Club Codex selection beginning November 25 is "The Mountain in the Sea" by Ray Nayler. We’re starting this novel a bit late because the previous discussion went longer than expected. Nayler received the Locus Award for First Novel in June.
From the publisher’s website:
“Rumors begin to spread of a species of hyperintelligent, dangerous octopus that may have developed its own language and culture. Marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to s