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Amygdala

by Sam Fennah

Civilization under scrutiny

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Civilization under scrutiny

In *Amygdala*, animals build a civilization shaped by relentless tests of natural, cultural, and industrial selection. Its government is committed to objective truth and competence, while mercy and morality have no place in its rule. The city of the Underbirth gathers animal minds amid formidable science and art, setting up a central tension: what is lost when civilization is organized around perfection? The book uses this speculative society to examine the boundary between animal nature and social order, and whether another model of living together is possible. The illustrations are by Sam Fennah and Carmen K. Jones.

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  • Readers interested in science fiction about animal societies and civilization.
  • Readers drawn to speculative questions about governance, competence, and morality.

Themes

Civilization and animal natureGovernance and competenceSelection and social orderMorality and mercy

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Book overview

Amygdala is a story of animals, born to a world of swirling, fractal chaos, who learned the art of civilization. Their government was forged in fire, ruled only by the objective truth of all things, with no room for incompetence, mercy, or even morality. Their city, 'The Underbirth', holds within it the greatest collection of animal minds, born of mechanical systems designed to test everything: natural, cultural, industrial selection. Their art is beguiling, their science boundless, their bodies strong and lean and perfect.

And yet, amidst the beauty of a culture ruled by absolute competence, some begin to ask: what is the cost of civilization? When do animals stop being animals? Is there another way?

 

-Illustrated by Sam Fennah & Carmen K. Jones

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