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Bezig met laden... Lost in Translation (2005)door Edward Willett
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Tom-e | Apr 18, 2023 |  Georges_T._Dodds | Mar 30, 2013 |  Jarrikk's life was ruined when humans slaughtered his flight mates and crippled him so that he could never fly again. Both were trained as Translators by the Guild. Two Translators-who had every reason to hate one another-must work together to find common ground and avert catastrophe... I enjoyed this 2005 paperback quite a lot! The characters where interesting and believable for the most part. I expected a bit more resistance to the bond that grows between the two main characters, but Willett makes it work. After a quick google search, I discovered that Willett has written a number of books, and that he's Canadian. I am quite surprised that I've never heard of him before! AwesomeAud | Jul 9, 2011 | There are 7 alien species in the Commonwealth. Humans are the latest addition and are fighting with another low tech, recent new member, the S'sinn. They are cat/bat like aliens that have fangs, claws, wings and they fly. Humans and S'sinn are fighting over the right to planets they both have or want to colonize. They had a brief war and there were atrocities on both sides. The Commonwealth with its superior fire power has imposed a peace, but the hatred still bubbles. The two peoples are having negotiations but neither side is acting in good faith. The negotiations are being facilitated by the Guild. The Guild has translators from all species. The only requirement is some Psi ability: empath or telepath. They insert a symbiote into them which takes chemical programming, different for each race they translate for. Each side has a translator of their own species, and the two translators interface. When people enter the Guild they give up their allegiance to their species and pledge to protect the Guild, the Commonwealth and to translate honestly (the chemical programming prevents the translator from injecting their thoughts into the process). The 2 translators for this negotiation are the human Kathryn and the S'sinn Jarrikk. Both have been touched by the fighting. Kathryn's parents were killed by S'sinn in front of her when she was small. Jarrikk's group of younglings hatched together were all killed by humans. He was also crippled by a human. He can no longer fly. The Flightless have no value or place in S'sinn civilization. They expect him to kill himself, but he did not because he could serve by translating. The story is of how the 2 translators learn to overcome their pain and hatred to work together, and how they try to stop the next war. There are S'sinn and humans who each want war for their own reasons, as well as a lot of general hate. There are lots of twists and turns, and I admit I thought it would end up a certain way and take a certain path, and it didn't. It surprised me and was better than I thought it was going to be. A story that explores the dangers of hate and violence and the value of cooperation, and forgiveness. A quick read, that was interesting, with good writing and characters. The aliens were done well, and the story kept me reading. (  )1  FicusFan | Jan 2, 2010 |  ) Runte | Nov 15, 2006 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"On the home world of the bat-like S'sinn, a last-ditch effort is underway to prevent a new war between humanity and the S'sinn that would destroy the multi-race Commonwealth. Jarrikk, a S'sinn, and Kathryn, a human, are both empaths, able to sense others' feelings, and use those skills as Translators, members of a special guild who provide perfect translation by means of an artificial life form that links their nervous systems. They fear and hate the others' species. But they have sworn an oath, and so they Link, exchanging memories and emotions. The war began when humans and S'sinn colonized the same world. The Commonwealth ended the war, dividing Jarrikk's planet between humans and S'sinn. Years later, Human-S'sinn tensions began to fracture the Commonwealth, helped along by war hawks on both sides, leading to the last-ditch effort for which Jarrikk and Kathryn are Translators. They hit on an ingenious but dangerous plan to fake Translation. They prevent immediate war, but destroy their abilities in the process. Jarrikk no longer has reason to live, and sets out to perform the ritual suicide he was turned away from years before. Kathryn fails to prevent his attempt, but manages to save his life-and in the process creates a one-of-a-kind bond with him even stronger than that created by the symbiote. However, the forces on both sides are not done yet, and still try to implement their plans to bring the two sides to interstellar war. Kathryn and Jarrikk must risk everything to stop their own races from engulfing the galaxy in war-and perhaps save each other as well in the process." Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Lost in Translation by journeyman science fiction author Edward Willett is not so much about language as it is about the power of empathy. As a child, Kathryn lost her parents in an interstellar war with a satanic-looking winged species. Jarrikk, a member of that species, is rendered flightless when humans shoot him down. Jarrikk and Kathryn are rescued by the Translators’ Guild, which brokers peace and trade between species. The best translators are those with empathic skills. Jarrikk and Kathryn form an unlikely bond that supercharges their empathy and makes them the keys to interstellar peace. Willett uses a shifting third-person point of view to keep us engaged with both characters. Nicely done. 4 stars. (