"A brilliant little book that packs an emotional punch well above its weight class. Smart, razor sharp, and absolutely devastating ."--Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times Bestselling author of Black Sun " Truly ambitious science fiction , melding convincingly alien species with all-too-familiar impulses. Packs an enormous punch in a very small space."--Marie Brennan, author of A Natural History of Dragons "Pitch-perfect science fiction about linguistics and consequences. This book destroyed me. "--Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Ninefox Gambit " A powerful story, well-paced, speculatively brilliant, and emotionally raw and insightful. The deft explorations of alien anatomy, society, and language are particularly ingenious and sharp.
This is science fiction at its best ."--Kate Elliott, New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Roads " The Language of Liars is, quite simply, a brilliant book. A fast paced and thoughtful linguistic deconstruction of the colonial mindset and enterprise. It''s Get Out meets Embassytown with shades of Dune while being something that is entirely its own. Incredibly clever. I inhaled it all in one sitting and you probably will too. "-- Wole Talabi, World Fantasy finalist and author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon " I felt shattered, betrayed by all my hopes. Everything we believe about linguistics says shared language leads to greater understanding and compassion.
This is why I translate. But language is also a technology, and technologies can destroy. S. L. Huang shows how lies using language can create an unthinkable disaster."--Sue Burke, author of Semiosis "S. L. Huang''s The Language of Liars is a story about an earnest, precocious linguist who sacrifices everything for answers only to stumble on far bigger questions.
This is my favorite kind of science fiction: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core. The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding. If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this. "--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars . "--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding simply, a brilliant book.
A fast paced and thoughtful linguistic deconstruction of the colonial mindset and enterprise. It''s Get Out meets Embassytown with shades of Dune while being something that is entirely its own. Incredibly clever. I inhaled it all in one sitting and you probably will too. "-- Wole Talabi, World Fantasy finalist and author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon " I felt shattered, betrayed by all my hopes. Everything we believe about linguistics says shared language leads to greater understanding and compassion. This is why I translate. But language is also a technology, and technologies can destroy.
S. L. Huang shows how lies using language can create an unthinkable disaster."--Sue Burke, author of Semiosis "S. L. Huang''s The Language of Liars is a story about an earnest, precocious linguist who sacrifices everything for answers only to stumble on far bigger questions. This is my favorite kind of science fiction: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core. The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding.
If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this. "--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars . "--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding ion: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core. The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding. If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this.
"--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars . "--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding simply, a brilliant book. A fast paced and thoughtful linguistic deconstruction of the colonial mindset and enterprise. It''s Get Out meets Embassytown with shades of Dune while being something that is entirely its own. Incredibly clever.
I inhaled it all in one sitting and you probably will too. "-- Wole Talabi, World Fantasy finalist and author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon " I felt shattered, betrayed by all my hopes. Everything we believe about linguistics says shared language leads to greater understanding and compassion. This is why I translate. But language is also a technology, and technologies can destroy. S. L. Huang shows how lies using language can create an unthinkable disaster.
"--Sue Burke, author of Semiosis "S. L. Huang''s The Language of Liars is a story about an earnest, precocious linguist who sacrifices everything for answers only to stumble on far bigger questions. This is my favorite kind of science fiction: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core. The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding. If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this. "--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.
F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars . "--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding simply, a brilliant book. A fast paced and thoughtful linguistic deconstruction of the colonial mindset and enterprise. It''s Get Out meets Embassytown with shades of Dune while being something that is entirely its own. Incredibly clever. I inhaled it all in one sitting and you probably will too. "-- Wole Talabi, World Fantasy finalist and author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon " I felt shattered, betrayed by all my hopes.
Everything we believe about linguistics says shared language leads to greater understanding and compassion. This is why I translate. But language is also a technology, and technologies can destroy. S. L. Huang shows how lies using language can create an unthinkable disaster."--Sue Burke, author of Semiosis "S. L.
Huang''s The Language of Liars is a story about an earnest, precocious linguist who sacrifices everything for answers only to stumble on far bigger questions. This is my favorite kind of science fiction: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core. The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding. If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this. "--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars .
"--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding ion: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core. The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding. If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this. "--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars . "--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding ion: a thought-provoking exploration of the hidden costs of civilization with an aching emotional core.
The Language of Liars is a beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking story of culture, history, and the trespasses we commit in pursuit of understanding. If you loved Arrival, A Memory Called Empire , or Translation State , read this. "--Yume Kitasei, author of The Deep Sky "Thoughtful, gripping, and heartbreaking. If you liked R.F. Kuang''s Babel , you should read The Language of Liars . "--CD Covington, author of Filling Your Worlds with Words: A writer''s guide to linguistic worldbuilding simply, a brilliant book. A fast paced and thoughtful linguisti.