Usurpation

Description

After her rollicking standalone Dual Memory, Sue Burke returns to her Semiosis series and the world of Pax in Usurpation, which combines the thrill of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening with the eco-empowerment of VanderMeer’s Dead Astronauts.

Stevland, the dominant sentient lifeform of Pax, has clandestinely sent some of its progeny to Earth. To explore, to spread, to report back.

Since their germination, Earth has been a powder keg. Human rebellion, robot uprisings, and global pandemics have created chaos, distrust, and deaths.

As more and more conflicts break out across Earth, Stevland’s children work in the background, in an attempt to control human behavior and perhaps, bring peace to the planet. Stevland took control of Pax. Earth shouldn’t be too difficult…

Other Books by Sue Burke
Semiosis
Semiosis
Interference
Usurpation

Immunity Index
Dual Memory

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Sue Burke
Published: 10/21/2025
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 9781250809179
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 0.61″ H x 9.25″ L x 6.13″ W

About the Author
SUE BURKE spent many years working as a reporter and editor for a variety of newspapers and magazines before writing her critically acclaimed novel, Semiosis. A Clarion workshop alumnus, Burke has published more than thirty short stories in addition to working extensively as a literary translator. Usurpation is the third book in her Semiosis series (Semiosis, Interference). She lives in Chicago.