![]() Lydia serves as the interpreter to Fitzwilliam, the Logi cultural attaché, which mainly involves accompanying him to various plays, galas, and lectures. In a future New York City wracked by climate change, the alien Logi have made contact and settled in to a life exploring Earth’s cultural peculiarities. ![]() ![]() “Now everyone will think she can’t cope with the demands of her job, just because she fell off a balcony.” The quote on the book calls it “weird” and well, yes, this is definitely a quirky mix of science fiction wrapped up in a murder mystery. Not necessarily first contact, but more in terms of the pitfalls and cultural quirks of learning an alien language and then interacting with those aliens, so when I saw that this book featured a linguist I jumped on it. For whatever reason, I love books about alien linguistics. ![]()
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