Babel-17

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Samuel R. Delany: Babel-17 (Paperback, 1982, Bantam Books (Mm))

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Published Feb. 8, 1982 by Bantam Books (Mm).

ISBN:
978-0-553-20156-7
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OCLC Number:
8583245

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Dive into language

4 stars

This book is about language: there is a war going on and there seem to be radio messages that seem to attack certain humans and technology installations. Rydra Wong gets to investigate, and we follow her on a wild ride. Rydra is a poet and a starship captain and she needs to be good at both to untangle this problem.

I liked the alliterations throughout the book. I liked what I learned about language and plots and storytelling.

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  • Science Fiction