An edition of Babel-17 (1966)

Babel-17

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An edition of Babel-17 (1966)

Babel-17

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During an interstellar war one side develops a language, Babel-17, that can be used as a weapon. Learning it turns one into an unwilling traitor as it alters perception and thought. This is discovered by the starship captain Rydra Wong. She is recruited to discover how the enemy are infiltrating and sabotaging strategic sites.

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Ace Books
Language
English
Pages
173

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Artificial Languages Fiction Language Life on other planets Specimens Upside-down books Women linguists Women poets Science fiction Optical illusions Fiction, science fiction, general Linguists Language and languages award:nebula_award=novel American Science fiction Amerikaans Wetenskapfiksie American fiction Amerikaanse fiksie collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=retrohonor

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Cover of: Babel-17
Babel-17: Empire star
2001, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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Babel-17
1987, Gollancz, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Babel-17
April 1978, Ace Books
in English
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Babel-17
1977
in English
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Babel-17
1976, Gregg Press
in English
Cover of: babel-17
babel-17
1974, ace books, inc.
in English
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Babel 17
1969-01-01, Sphere
in English
Cover of: Babel-17
Babel-17
1967, Ace
in English
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Babel 17
1966, Ace Books, Inc.
in English
Cover of: BABEL-17, BATTLE-CODE COSMIC CONQUEST
BABEL-17, BATTLE-CODE COSMIC CONQUEST
1966
in English
Cover of: Babel-17
Babel-17
1966, Ace Books
Paperback in English

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First Sentence

"It's a port city."

Edition Notes

Nebula Award for the best science fiction novel of the year.

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New York
Genre
Science fiction

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
173
Number of pages
173

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL13588645M
ISBN 10
44104591060
OCLC/WorldCat
617016

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL56834W

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