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jacket was standing in a forest. “Nimkii is here. Let me show you.” He turned the camera to show the mammoth on the other side of a river, standing among the reeds. Nimkii sloshed the water with his trunk, keeping an eye on the man. “Someone spotted him this morning. This is the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. I’m a ranger here.”

The front door chimed.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to thank many people for their advice and encouragement during early drafts of this novel, including my agent, Jennifer Goloboy, my editor at Tor, Jennifer Gunnels, and the Edgy Writers Workshop, especially Michael Gullette, Mike Parilla, Zack Geoffroy, and Michael Ryan Chandler.

Work began on this novel long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was finished as the scope of the disaster was becoming clear. I am heartbroken by the suffering and loss, and I am inspired by the strength that so many have shown.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sue Burke is the author of the novels Semiosis and Interference, as well as short stories, translations, and journalism. Her work has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Campbell Memorial Award, and the Locus Best First Novel Award, and she won the 2016 Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation. She lives in Chicago.

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CONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Epigraph

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Acknowledgments

Also by Sue Burke

About the Author

Copyright

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

IMMUNITY INDEX

Copyright © 2021 by Sue Burke

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First Edition: 2021