Sue Burke, author of the acclaimed novels Semiosis and Immunity Index, spent many years working as a reporter and editor for a variety of newspapers and magazines before writing her critically acclaimed Semiosis. A Clarion workshop alumnus, Burke has published more than thirty short stories in addition to working extensively as a literary translator. She lives in Chicago.
Praise for Immunity Index This hits close to home. --Publishers Weekly This dystopian biothriller reads like a 21st-century version of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, crossed with George Orwell's 1984. . . . hopeful, heartbreaking, and compelling at every turn. Highly recommended for readers of dystopian science fiction or political technothrillers. --Library Journal, starred review A fast-paced hard-sf thriller... Burke imparts detailed discussions on genetics within a dramatic and thought-provoking story of inequality, humanity and family. For fans of the Orphan Black television series or Chuck Wendig's Wanderers (2019). --Booklist Prescient and powerful, this is a gut-punch of a book . . . Sue Burke only gets better and better. She is a genuine if unsung hero of our genre. --Seanan McGuire Riveting world building by a rising star of science fiction. --David Brin Praise for Semiosis This is up there with Ursula K. Le Guin: science fiction at its most fascinating and most humane. --Thrillist A fascinating world. --The Verge A solid debut. --SFRevu A magnetic meditation on biochemistry and humanity. --Locus Online This first-contact tale is extraordinary. --Library Journal (starred review) Sharp, evocative . . . Semiosis unfolds the old science fiction idea of first contact in ways that are both traditional and subversive. --The Christian Science Monitor A clever, fascinating, fun and unique debut. --Kirkus Reviews Burke's world building is exceptional, and her ability to combine the intricacies of colonization with the science of botany and theories of mutualism and predation is astounding. --Booklist Impressive debut novel . . . lush . . . beautiful. --Publishers Weekly, starred review