Language is Control
In a galactic empire where all languages other than the empire's own are forbidden, the ruler, Aurelia, wields the power to manipulate reality itself, commanding the obedience of all who hear and understand her.
Valentina is Aurelia's sworn companion, responsible for extracting useful knowledge from foreign texts before destroying their languages wholesale. Until she finds a book which proves to be the key to enslaving a traitor imprisoned for a thousand years, whose gaze is so powerful that he can destroy entire fleets...
Autorentext
Yoon Ha Lee is a Korean-American SFF writer. His debut novel Ninefox Gambit won the Locus Award and was a finalist for the Nebula, Hugo, and Clarke awards. His YA novel Dragon Pearl was a New York Times bestseller, and he has written comic scripts for Marvel. He lives in Louisiana with his family, a five-string viola, and a lazy cat.