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Sep 2, 2023

The Babel Apocalypse – Vyvyan Evans 

 

"They who control language control everything."
A genre-blending dystopian, sci-fi mystery-thriller that will make you think about language in a whole new way.

Language is no longer learned, but streamed to neural implants regulated by lang-laws. Those who can't afford language streaming services are feral, living on the fringes of society. Big tech corporations control language, the world’s most valuable commodity.

But when a massive cyberattack causes a global language outage, catastrophe looms.

Europol detective Emyr Morgan is assigned to the case. His prime suspect is Professor Ebba Black, the last native speaker of language in the automated world, and leader of the Babel cyberterrorist organization. But Emyr soon learns that in a world of corporate power, where those who control language control everything, all is not as it seems.

As he and Ebba collide, Emyr faces an existential dilemma between loyalty and betrayal, when everything he once believed in is called into question. To prevent the imminent collapse of civilization and a global war between the great federations, he must figure out friend from foe—his life depends on it. And with the odds stacked against him, he must find a way to stop the Babel Apocalypse.

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Subgenres: Apocalyptic / Post-Apocalyptic, Artificial Intelligence, Crime & Mystery, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Techno Thriller

Date first published:  May 2, 2023

On Kindle Unlimited: No

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Author Information

Twitter: @VyvEvans

Website: https://www.songs-of-the-sage.com/

Biography: Vyvyan Evans is a native of Chester, England. He holds a PhD in linguistics from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and is a Professor of Linguistics. He has published numerous acclaimed popular science and technical books on language and linguistics. His popular science essays and articles have appeared in numerous venues including 'The Guardian', 'Psychology Today', 'New York Post', 'New Scientist', 'Newsweek' and 'The New Republic'. His award-winning writing focuses, in one way or another, on the nature of language and mind, the impact of technology on language, and the future of communication. His science fiction work explores the status of language and digital communication technology as potential weapons of mass destruction.

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Cover artist name: Steven Meyer-Rassow

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Editor/Formatter’s name: Catherine Dunn, Dan Coxon

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