![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Again, like the majority of his work, this is essentially a story of a quest. Most all of Delany's characters and societies are bizarre and alien, even when they are on Earth, and Babel-17 is no exception. He is generally associated with the New Wave, but there are a multitude of styles and themes here that not only transcend New Wave, they also hark back to old-style space opera as well as seem to be a forerunner of cyberpunk. Amazon gives the impression that the Kindle file of Babel-17 includes "Empire Star," but that is incorrect.ĭelany won his first Nebula for this novel, and it was also nominated for a Hugo. Babel-17 is available as a separate title for Kindle, and I would assume for the Nook and other e-readers too. The novella "Empire Star" has appeared in paperback by itself or with other unrelated stories, as well as story collections and anthologies, but all of those are out of print at this time, although I'm sure you can find some of those others if you search enough. The images on this page are from the individual paperbacks I have, not the current edition. I'm reviewing these two together because the current print edition of Babel-17 includes both, per Delany's wishes since they are connected. ![]()
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