Babel-17 is all about the power of language. Humanity, which has spread throughout the universe, is involved in a war with the Invaders, who have been covertly assassinating officia...
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Number of Pages: 192
ISBN: 0839823282
ISBN-13: 9780839823285
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Christy Tidwell @christymtidwell
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Sep 14, 2014
Chris M. Arnone @ChrisMArnone
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Dec 7, 2022
While Delany might be better known for his novel Dhalgren, don’t sleep on Babel-17. Rydra is a poet with near-telepathic powers. When a new weapon based on sound enters the fray in a giant galactic war, the military calls in Rydra. She soon recognizes a language in that sound, but that’s only the beginning of what she’ll uncover.
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