Hexagrammaton

"Hexagrammaton" is a science fiction novelette by Hanuš Seiner, translated from Czech by Julie Nováková, published by Tor.com in May 2017. The synopsis says: "Each man has a measure of luck given by destiny, but not a drop more. Has the luck of an unusual guide responsible for the passage of visitors into the deep buried bellies of alien ships just run out? His newest client, a young woman named Janita, proves to be a member of the resistance carrying in her body an alien civilization’s gift to humanity. Will either of them become the devil’s martyr? One story gives life to another, waiting all along…"
Reviewer Charles Payseur called it "a beautiful story that changes with each reading, with each new interpretation, and it’s an amazing experience".
Maria Haskins said: "Mathematics, genetic reprogramming, fear, loneliness, a longing to explore the universe… All I can say is: read it. It’s a trippy, disorienting story that is well worth savouring."
It was selected by Rich Horton forThe Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2018 Edition.