Babel-17

5 hrs. 47 min.

Language Russian

Author Samuel Delany

Narrator Sergey Orobchuk

Description

Distant future. Humanity has reached space and spread among far-off stars. Now, between its parts, an extended and bloody war is underway. One of the warring sides launches a series of sabotage attacks that undermine the very foundation of its security. These diversions are accompanied by coded radio transmissions encoded with a strange cipher, provisionally called “Babylon-17.” To decrypt it, the military leadership decides to invite the famous poetess Ryidra Wong, a former cryptography department employee.

Hugo Award — Nominee, 1967 // Novel
Nebula Award — Winner, 1966 // Novel