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Reading the Bones [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. Ries Danyo was a talented lingster in the beginning, but since the death of his wife, he's become unreliable due to his addiction to native alcohols. His internal demons are confronted when a low-level assignment on Krishna turns deadly and his underused skills are put to the ultimate test. 1998 Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 25928 - Reading Time: 74-103 min.
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Ceremony After a Raid [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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The world's leading expert in germ warfare stalls for time in a London furniture shop, waiting for her Russian contact to arrive for the pick-up. In a heart-shaped pillbox, she carries a capsule of the designer virus she created--the ultimate killer plague for which there is no vaccine. When the sky suddenly fills with the violence of a light she recognizes instantly from a thousand nightmares, it is almost instinct that tells her to head for the nearest shelter. 1989
Words: 7325 - Reading Time: 20-29 min.
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Nor Unbuild The Cage [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A community of primitive beings seek counsel from their elders to explain the growing spot on their sun ... and the subsequent arrival of unusual visitors. 2000
Words: 5146 - Reading Time: 14-20 min.
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The Roaring Ground [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. Delfin Hayward's empathic abilities are jeopardizing her chances for acceptance into the Guild, where the first law demands that lingsters remain an emotionless conduit to communication. When a dying alien infant doesn't respond to traditional Guild treatment, the Magistra looks to Delfin to invent some non-traditional methods. 1997
Words: 5293 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
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A Flight of Words [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. Lingster Corry Padmasam is nearing her final mission for the Guild, anticipating the luxuries of an academic life upon her retirement from field work. When her client uses cruelty to coerce a religious secret from her alien interface partner, Corry risks her career ... and her life ... when she re-interprets the Guild's second law of neutrality. 1997
Words: 6646 - Reading Time: 18-26 min.
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The Naked Face of God [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. As an apprenticed youth, Merik Qintana idealized the lingster's role as sacred mediary between the varied races of the Arm. But his initial experiences with the gritty reality of the dangerous, frequently undervalued work have him considering his exit strategy from the Guild after his next assignment. Serving as official lingster to the Court of the planet Ozal, Merik is kidnapped by cave-dwelling primitives to act as intermediary between two warring ... more info>> 1998
Words: 6977 - Reading Time: 19-27 min.
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Sequoia Dreams [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A group of 7-foot-tall insectoid aliens appear near an ancient sequoia tree in Yosemite National Park, and an expert in botanical pathology begins to question the nature of communication between humans, the tree, and the silent visitors from space. 1990
Words: 6622 - Reading Time: 18-26 min.
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Babel Interface [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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Veteran lingster Tomas Vizcano sits in an alien tavern on the frozen planet Gai'ek, countering the effects of a particularly stressful translation job with liberal doses of alien liquor. In two days Tomas will complete his contract and retire from the Guild, but when an odious Gai'ekian demands his services for a job that challenges his moral sensibilities, the Guild Monitor politely reminds him that he must take the job or jeopardize his retirement status. 1988
Words: 6985 - Reading Time: 19-27 min.
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Triad [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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The crew of the Ann Bonny has no reason to suspect danger from the gentle natives of the planet they call Chameleon, except for the orbiting wreckage of the last ship to visit. Their purpose: declare the natives non-sentient and open Chameleon for exploitation. The only one who can stop them is novice xenolinguist Gia Kennedy, who suspects these aliens are more than they seem. And her only ally is the crew's one man, the disturbing and frightening artist, Zion Marit. A novel of alien language, a... more info>> 1986
Words: 75000 - Reading Time: 214-300 min.
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Paths [Infinity's Web I] [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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Each life is the result of an infinity of choices--choices that separate who we are from who we might have been. This is the tale of the many possible lives of Anastasia Valerie Stein which come to touch one another through a twist in the fabric of spacetime. Ann, Val, Stacey and Tasha, together they must join to confront a force that manipulates their worlds, and discover a truth that transcends their individual lives in the infinite possibilities of space and time. 1985 Compton Crook Award Winner
Words: 15678 - Reading Time: 44-62 min.
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Mirrors [Infinity's Web II] [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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Each life is the result of an infinity of choices--choices that separate who we are from who we might have been. This is the tale of the many possible lives of Anastasia Valerie Stein which come to touch one another through a twist in the fabric of spacetime. Ann, Val, Stacey and Tasha, together they must join to confront a force that manipulates their worlds, and discover a truth that transcends their individual lives in the infinite possibilities of space and time. 1985 Compton Crook Award Winner
Words: 23754 - Reading Time: 67-95 min.
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Connections [Infinity's Web III] [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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Each life is the result of an infinity of choices--choices that separate who we are from who we might have been. This is the tale of the many possible lives of Anastasia Valerie Stein which come to touch one another through a twist in the fabric of spacetime. Ann, Val, Stacey and Tasha, together they must join to confront a force that manipulates their worlds, and discover a truth that transcends their individual lives in the infinite possibilities of space and time. 1985 Compton Crook Award Winner
Words: 25450 - Reading Time: 72-101 min.
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The Old Man and C [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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When his father wanted him to leave the school in Munich because of his poor grades, his mother used her own money to pay for his violin lessons. Now at 75, the old music teacher looks back at his lifelong fascination with physics and senses that something in his life has been left undone. 1989
Words: 4632 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
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If There Be Cause [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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Drake's round-the-world-voyage in 1578 threatens to have an unexpected effect on the history of California. 1992
Words: 9171 - Reading Time: 26-36 min.
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Cyberella [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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In a post-apocalyptic future, a solitary man living in the empty village of Pasadena struggles for survival, catching wild chickens and avoiding the poisonous plants and mushrooms that seem to cover everything. At the same time every day, his telescreen magically comes to life, and Ella the beautiful story lady tells him a new fairy tale--of Cinderella and the crystal slippers, or Goldilocks and the Robobears. When Ella fails to appear one day, he takes his cue from a prince in one of the storie... more info>> 1990
Words: 8305 - Reading Time: 23-33 min.
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The Seventh Dragon [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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Thomas was in the 'slow' classes at school, and so far he has seen six dragons. His sister Margaret said you have to see seven for it to count, but she didn't say what would happen then… 1985
Words: 3734 - Reading Time: 10-14 min.
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Out of the Mouths [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. The war with the Venatixi is moving dangerously close to Earth, and there is no hope for negotiation while the Venatician language remains a mystery. When the military makes a proposal to Magister Heron, Head of the Guild of Xenolinguists, he must balance the repercussions of an unethical experiment with the safety of his home planet. 1996 Year's Best Science Fiction Selection
Words: 9898 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
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No Brighter Glory [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. The Mynah A virus has devastated the human colonies in the Orion Arm, and vaccines are being tested on a planet with primitive life forms ... until a report from an ex-employee suggests the life forms are not as prmitive as they thought. 1999
Words: 10218 - Reading Time: 29-40 min.
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Communion of Minds [MultiFormat]
by Sheila Finch
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A Guild of Xenolinguistics (Lingster) story. There is only one survivor left at the research colony when the rescue mission arrives, and he won't ... or can't ... say how he survived. 1996
Words: 8061 - Reading Time: 23-32 min.
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Sheila Finch Lingster Bundle
by Sheila Finch
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Sheila Finch's series of stories about the "Guild of Xenolinguists" has received rave reviews and critical acclaim. The Guild trains its members in the highly profitable field of alien language interpretation. Assisted by a mind link to the Guild's main computer and a regimen of careful self-medication, Lingsters perform interpretation services for alien clients. Finch deftly explores the role of language and communication in cross-cultural alien environments. [When you add a bundle to your cart... more info>>
Words: 73021 - Reading Time: 208-292 min.
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