Babel-17

Babel-17
de Samuel R. Delany

206 pp.
Gollancz, 2010
9780575094208

In the far future, after human civilization has spread through the galaxy, communications begin to arrive in an apparently alien language. They appear to threaten invasion, but in order to counter the threat, the messages must first be understood.Joint winner of the Nebula Award for best novel, 1966.