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margaretatwoodIn her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives... Continue »
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Babel-17/Empire Star (Vintage)

by Samuel R Delany

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, "Babel-17" 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.

Review:

“The most interesting writer of science fiction writing in English today.”–The New York Times Book Review

Synopsis:

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780375706691
Author:
Delany, Samuel R.
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Author:
Delany, Samuel R.
Location:
New York
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Life on other planets
Subject:
Language and languages
Subject:
Women poets
Subject:
Women linguists
Copyright:
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Series:
Vintage
Series Volume:
MC-34
Publication Date:
January 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
806x516x72 60

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