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Out of the Mouths
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. (Published: 1996) Year's Best Science Fiction Selection
Words: 9898 - Reading Time: 28-39 min.
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No Brighter Glory
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. (Published: 1999)
Words: 10218 - Reading Time: 29-40 min.
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Communion of Minds
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. (Published: 1996)
Words: 8061 - Reading Time: 23-32 min.
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Reading the Bones
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. (Published: 1998) Nebula Award(R) Winner
Words: 25928 - Reading Time: 74-103 min.
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The Roaring Ground
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. (Published: 1997)
Words: 5293 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
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A Flight of Words
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. (Published: 1997)
Words: 6646 - Reading Time: 18-26 min.
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Babel Interface
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. (Published: 1988)
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