Even after they make it through, the process of translation makes the human feel as if they are drunk, making their duty quite exhausting. Only a small set of humanity has the ability to receive their brainwaves, and even fewer of them make it through the rigorous training required of them to act as official translators. She works specifically with their cultural attaché, Fitz. Lydia is a human translator for the Logi, a peaceful alien race that can only communicate telepathically.
Robson’s latest is a tedious dive into the future of social media, and conspiratorial plots that might fit right in with today’s headlines. In my typical fashion, I decided to dive right in and do my job. The joy of receiving the first volume of the Berserk manga overshadowed by the work that lay ahead. Lo and behold, I was flabbergasted when Andrew slapped an ARC of Robson’s latest novel, Drunk On All Your Strange New Words, on top of my TBR pile. It was bland with a few twists and turns that kept the plot moving, and ended with such a slap in the face, I was turned off from Eddie Robson for a while.
Two years ago, I read a short little novel titled Hearts of Oak and came away as bitter as old bark.
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