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‘Usurpation’ cover art!

Isn’t it beautiful? This is the cover of Usurpation, the third novel in the Semiosis trilogy. It will be published on October 29 (and you can pre-order it now from your favorite bookseller).

You might be thinking that the picture looks a lot like a Venus flytrap. Yes, it does. That small plant originated in the eastern wetlands of North and South Carolina, and it grows in poor, wet soil. It kills and eats ants, spiders, and other small animals to get necessary nutrients. The toothy “jaws” on the ends of its leaves are waiting to close around prey.

But you’ll learn when you read the novel that carnivory is not the worst thing a plant can do.

By Sue Burke

Sue Burke’s most recent science fiction novel is Usurpation, the conclusion of the trilogy that began with Semiosis and Interference. She began writing professionally as a teenager, working for newspapers and magazines as a reporter and editor, and began writing fiction in 1995. She has published more than 40 short stories, along with essays, poetry, and translations from Spanish into English of short stories, novels, poetry, and historical works. Find out more at https://sueburke.site/

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