Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson A locked room mystery in a near future world of politics and alien diplomacy. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Lydia works as translator for the Logi cultural attaché to Earth. They work well together, even if the act of translating his thoughts into English makes her somewhat wobbly on her feet.Shes not the agencys best translator, but what else is she going to do? She has no qualifications and no discernible talent in any other field.So when tragedy strikes and Lydia finds herself at the center of an intergalactic incident, her future employment prospects look dire-that is, if she can keep herself out of jail!But Lydia soon discovers that help can appear from the most unexpected source. Author Biography Eddie Robson is a British comedy and science fiction writer best known for his sitcom Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully and his work on a variety of spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. He has written books, comics, short stories, and for television and theatre, and has worked as a freelance journalist for various science fiction magazines. Review "Eddie Robson is an exciting new fixture in British SFF, with a perspective thats charming, humane and witty. Hes going to be around a long time. Read him now before you have to start lying about having done so." --Paul Cornell"A hell of a lot of fun for fans of locked room mysteries and near future sci-fi." --Gareth L. Powell"Drunk on all Your Strange New Words is a twisted murder investigation through a post-contact future full of world-building in fascinating detail." --Django Wexler"A memorable exploration of the power of language and technology in a post first-contact world... thoughtful, fast-paced sci-fi." --Publishers Weekly"The book packs in oodles of dry wit and droll self-mockery, the sort of profound and lacerating laughter that Robsons countrymen Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett perfected." --NPR on Hearts of Oak Promotional A locked room mystery in a near future world of politics and alien diplomacy. Review Quote "Eddie Robson is an exciting new fixture in British SFF, with a perspective thats charming, humane and witty. Hes going to be around a long time. Read him now before you have to start lying about having done so." --Paul Cornell "A hell of a lot of fun for fans of locked room mysteries and near future sci-fi." --Gareth L. Powell " Drunk on all Your Strange New Words is a twisted murder investigation through a post-contact future full of world-building in fascinating detail." --Django Wexler "The book packs in oodles of dry wit and droll self-mockery, the sort of profound and lacerating laughter that Robsons countrymen Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett perfected." --NPR on Hearts of Oak Promotional "Headline" A locked room mystery in a near future world of politics and alien diplomacy. Details ISBN1250807344 Author Eddie Robson Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1250807344 ISBN-13 9781250807342 Format Hardcover Pages 288 Publisher St Martins Press Imprint St Martins Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2022-07-18 US Release Date 2022-07-18 UK Release Date 2022-07-18 AU Release Date 2022-11-07 NZ Release Date 2022-11-07 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139179118;

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