Babel Collector's Edition: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ RevolutionR. F. Kuang, Nico Delort (Illustrated by) FRONTLIST Jun 16, 2026 Hardcover Fiction Fantasy Historical Fiction Fantasy Epic Fiction Literary Fiction Places Asia Fiction Alternative History Fiction Fantasy Dark Fantasy Fiction Occult & Supernatural Fiction Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Fiction Magical Realism 576 pages Announced 1st Print Run: 150K 2 maps, 13 b w illustrations t o 22. 9 cm H 15. 2 cm W 453. 6 g Wt R. F. Kuang's instant #1
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R. F. Kuang, Nico Delort (Illustrated by)
FRONTLIST | Jun 16, 2026
Hardcover
Fiction / Fantasy / Historical
Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
Fiction / Literary
Fiction / Places / Asia
Fiction / Alternative History
Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
Fiction / Occult & Supernatural
Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Fiction / Magical Realism
576pages
Announced 1st Print Run:150K
2 maps, 13 b/w illustrations t/o
22.9 cm H | 15.2 cm W | 453.6 g Wt
R. F. Kuang's instant #1New York Timesbestselling novel is now available as a stunning Deluxe Collector's Edition featuring a stamped faux-leather case with gold foil, beautiful illustrated endpapers, bookmark ribbon, designed edges, and intricate interior black-and-white illustrations from Nico Delort.Babelis a thematic response toThe Secret Historyand a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrellthat grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
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Babel Collector's Edition: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution