Nominee · Hugo Awards 1967
Babel-17
1966 science fiction novel by Samuel Delany
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.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- science fiction
Hugo Awards 1967
See all →Flowers for Algernon
WinnerNeutron Star
WinnerThe Last Castle
WinnerThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
WinnerAn Ornament to His Profession
Apology to Inky
Call Him Lord
Comes Now the Power
Day of the Minotaur
Delusion for a Dragon Slayer
For a Breath I Tarry
Light of Other Days
Man in His Time
Mr. Jester
Rat Race
The Alchemist
The Eskimo Invasion
The Manor of Roses
The Secret Place
The Witches of Karres
More by Samuel R. Delany
Every prize →The Hermit of Houston
WinnerAye, and Gomorrah, and Other Stories
Shorter Views: Queer Thoughts and the Politics of the Paramilitary
Driftglass/Starshards
Return to Nevèrÿon
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
The Complete Nebula Award-Winning Fiction
Flight from Nevèrÿon
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
Neveryóna
Distant Stars
Tales of Nevèrÿon
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All years →In My Country
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WinnerBetween Earth and Sky
WinnerStar Trek: Lower Decks—Warp Your Own Way
WinnerStitched to Skin Like Family Is
WinnerThe Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea
WinnerThe Tainted Cup
WinnerThe Tusks of Extinction
WinnerBetter Living Through Algorithms
WinnerImperial Radch
WinnerLa Gloire à tout prix
WinnerThe Year Without Sunshine
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WinnerChildren of Time Series
WinnerNettle & Bone
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