Today’s the big day! The paperback reprint of my science fiction novel Lost in Translation has been officially released by DAW Books, and should be available in stores and online at Amazon.com and other locations.
You can read prologue and first chapter online. The cover art is by Steve Stone.
Here’s the back blurb:
Kathryn was a human empath whose world and life had been destroyed when, as a very young child, she’d watched helplessly as the alien S’sinn slaughtered her parents before her very eyes. Only the Translators, an elite guild of empaths, had been able to free her from the trauma and give her a new life.
Jarrikk was a young S’sinn, an unproven warrior who’d seen his flight mates slaughtered by the humans who’d sought to colonize his world. Crippled so that he could never fly again, he would have chosen death, but he wasn’t allowed the choice. Instead he, too, was trained to be a Translator. And as humans and S’sinn found themselves poised on the brink of a war that could not only destroy their own species but could disrupt the delicate balance of the multiracial Commonwealth, these two Translators–who had every reason to hate one another–had to work together to find a common ground and avert catastrophe. But whether their Translator’s oath and training could overcome the enemies leagued against them was very much in doubt…
And here are some comments from advance readers:
“This book has it all: great aliens, brilliant world-building, a breakneck plot, and a message that resonates with our times. Edward Willett has arrived, and SF is the richer for it.” – Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Hominids
“In Ed Willett’s universe, greed and intrigue aren’t unique to humankind, and humans and S’sinn aliens are the stuff of each others’ nightmares. One human and one S’sinn, called to translate a treaty that no one seems to want, are compelled to try and find a way out of the rapidly closing trap of treachery and hatred. Lost in Translation is a believable, absorbing, thought-provoking and highly enjoyable read.” – Kathy Tyers, Author of the Firebird trilogy, Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura, and Star Wars: Balance Point
“To call a Science Fiction tale ‘Old Fashioned’ is neither an insult nor an oxymoron. Willett has created an interstellar adventure story worthy of Golden Age masters like Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. The pace is fast, the invention rich, and the plot twirls and twists like an Aldebaranian Woggle Dancer. Willett even pulls off that trickiest of SF finesses, the alien species that does not think like humankind and yet makes enough sense to capture our interest and sympathy. If you hanker after a journey to distant worlds and a visit to the Galactic Commonwealth, then reach for Lost in Translation.” – Dave Duncan, author of the Seventh Sword series, the King’s Blades series and the just-released Children of Chaos
So what are you waiting for? Buy now, buy often!
And I thank you for your support.
3 comments
Todd,
Oh, that’s right, he played the big bat-like alien with the glowing red eyes, didn’t he? 🙂
Congratulations! May it be a successful release!
I loved the movie. Bill Murray was amazing in it!
😉
-Todd