One of the more interesting books I've read this year. Left me wondering if the way we look at nature with "alpha predators" and ranking animals, plants, etc in the way we tend to in the way we talk about them, is really appropriate. Maybe we should just respect each other.

It's good, it's thought provoking, and it's a different colonisation novel.

Reminds me of [b:The Word for World is Forest|276767|The Word for World is Forest|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1283091038s/276767.jpg|3256815] or maybe [b:Remnant Population|96284|Remnant Population|Elizabeth Moon|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320407954s/96284.jpg|92804].