![]() ![]() ![]() “The most interesting writer of science fiction writing in English today. Spellbinding and smart, both novels are testimony to Delany’s vast and singular talent. Babel-17: Including Empire Star by Samuel R Delany (Vintage Books, 12.00, paperback, 288 pages, January 2002 ISBN: 0375706690.) In the 1960s, science fiction was going through its rebellious adolescence. As far as role models go, she’s rather impressive. 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. It was nice to see a woman as a protagonist, Rydra Wong, in Babel-17 especially given that the novel was published in the 60s. Delany is one of the most acclaimed writers of speculative fiction.īabel-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. ![]() Buy a discounted Paperback of Babel-17/Empire Star online from Australias leading online. /rebates/2fBabel-17-Empire-Star-Samuel-R-Delany2fbook2f7778110&. Delany / ISBN 9780575094208 / 192-page paperback from Gollancz / discounted but like new copies of this UK editionĪuthor of the bestselling Dhalgren and winner of four Nebulas and one Hugo, Samuel R. Booktopia has Babel-17/Empire Star, Vintage by Samuel R. ![]()
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