Babel-17/EmpireStar

AuthorofthebestsellingDhalgrenandwinneroffourNebulasandoneHugo,SamuelR.Delanyisoneofthemostacclaimedwritersofspeculativefiction.Babel-17,winneroftheNebulaAwardforbestnoveloftheyear,isafascinatingtaleofafamouspoetbentondecipheringasecretlanguagethatisthekeytotheenemy’sdeadlyforce,ataskthatrequiresshetravelwithasplendidlyimprobablecrewtothesiteofthenextattack.Forthefirsttime,Babel-17ispublishedastheauthorintendedwiththeshortnovelEmpireStar,thetaleofCometJo,asimple-mindedteenthrustintoacomplexgalaxywhenhe’sentrustedtocarryavitalmessagetoadistantworld.Spellbindingandsmart,bothnovelsaretestimonytoDelany’svastandsingulartalent.