The dreaming spire city. It serves as the hub of global knowledge and development. Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation, is located in its core. the tower from which the Empire derives its entire strength. Robin Swift, who was abandoned in Canton and brought to England by an enigmatic guardian, thought Babel was paradise. Prior to becoming a prison, Can a student confront an empire, though? a fiery new book by the acclaimed novelist R.F. Kuang about the violence of colonialism, the force of words, and the price of resistance. "A work of art that exudes strength and wisdom. BABEL is a compelling synthesis of fantasy and historical fiction that paints a bleak image of the cruelty of empire and dark academics.