Babel-17 (S.F. MASTERWORKS): Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany

ISBN 10: 0575094206 / ISBN 13: 9780575094208

Published by Gateway, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Babel-17 (S.F. MASTERWORKS): Samuel R. Delany
• Publisher: Gateway
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575094206
• ISBN 13: 9780575094208
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the far future, after human civilization has spread through the galaxy, communications begin to arrive in an apparently alien language. They appear to threaten invasion, but in order to counter the threat, the messages must first be understood.

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Author of the bestselling Dhalgren and winner of four Nebulas and one Hugo, Samuel R. Delany is one of the most acclaimed writers of speculative fiction.
Babel-17," winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering a secret language that is the key to the enemy's deadly force, a task that requires she travel with a splendidly improbable crew to the site of the next attack. For the first time, Babel-17 is published as the author intended with the short novel Empire Star, the tale of Comet Jo, a simple-minded teen thrust into a complex galaxy when he's entrusted to carry a vital message to a distant world. Spellbinding and smart, both novels are testimony to Delany's vast and singular talent.