Winner of the Specturm Award. Often compared to Ursula Le Guinn's ground-breaking "The Left Hand of Darkness, " "Dark Water's Embrace" is a fascinating look at issues of human (and alien) sexuality. Stephen Leigh creates a rich world with elaborate care and uses this alien backdrop to delve into issues of survival, sexuality and the meaning of life itself. *****"The fact is that Stephen Leigh's new novel is a fine piece of work and one that deserves to reach a wide readership."-NY Review of Science Fiction*****