Title: Babel-17 / Empire Star

Format: 3rd trade paperback printing

Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.

Product dimensions: n/a

Publishing Info: Vintage, New York

Language: English

ISBN - 13: 9780375706691

 

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.

 

About the Author:

Samuel R. Delany biography

 

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