Linguistics in Science Fiction
Explore the fascinating intersection of linguistics and science fiction with our curated list of top books. Discover how language shapes alien worlds, futuristic societies, and mind-bending narratives in these must-read sci-fi novels.
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Babel-17/Empire Star
by Samuel R. Delany
Author of the bestselling Dhalgren and winner of four Nebulas and one Hugo, Samuel R. Delany is one of the most acclaimed writers of speculative …
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Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
by Samuel R. Delany
The story of a truly galactic civilization with over 6,000 inhabited worlds.
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The Languages of Pao
by Jack Vance
When the Panarch of Pao is assassinated, Beran Panasper, his son and heir, must flee to the planet Breakness
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The Embedding
by Ian Watson
Ian Watson¿s brilliant debut novel was one of the most significant publications in British sf in the 1970s. Intellectually bracing and grippingly written, it is …
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Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
The “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired …
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Native Tongue
by Suzette Haden Elgin
A brilliant cult classic of literary science fiction--back in print.
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Language, Thought, and Reality
by Benjamin Lee Whorf
Writings by the pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf, including his famous work on the Hopi language as well as general reflections on language and meaning.
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The Inheritors
by William Golding
A small tribe of Neanderthals find themselves at odds with a tribe comprised of homo sapiens, whose superior intelligence and agility threatens their doom.
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Nineteen Eighty-four
by George Orwell
Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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Contact
by Carl Sagan
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is …
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune …
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World SOON …
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The Klingon Dictionary
by Marc Okrand
The official guide to Klingon/English words and phrases! The classic comprehensive Star Trek sourcebook for Klingon language and syntax! The only book of its kind, …
