num_pages: 254
description: Nebula Award, 1998 - Best NovellaLocus Online Recommended Reading 2001A struggling linguist, a sheltered debutante, and a strangely silent child are running for their lives, trapped in the violent confluence of three species, only one of which is human.The Xenolinguist stories are fast-paced, gripping explorations of cross-cultural communication as well as perennial fan favorites. The Nebula Award–winning novella Reading the Bones has now been expanded to novel length, following xenolinguist Ries Danyo and sisters Lita and Jilan Patel to their pivotal roles in shaping the future of the Frehti.
language: English
title: Reading the Bones
titlecomplete: Reading the Bones
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Novella, Fantasy
ratings_count: 83
series: Xenolinguist Guild
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novella
publisher: Tachyon Publications