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Babel-17/Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany
3.0

Nebula #2b (1967) Babel-17

The Alliance military approaches poet and intergalactic sensation Rydra Wong and contracts her to decode, and ultimately translate, a dense and powerful invader language, code-named Babel-17. Delany follows up with an insanely imaginative adventure filled with seedy back alley deals, high profile assassination attempts, space pirates, spys, and sabotage which all revolves around a fascinating exploration of the philosophy of language. So much fun, and enjoyable in spite of an ending which I found a little too neat.