My novel about first contact with difficult to understand aliens, A Problem in Translation, is now available as an audio book at
https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/A-Problem-in-Translation-Audiobook/B0753KWGRL/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1503946590&sr=1-1
What is humanity to do when faced by aliens whose language is vague
at best? What is humanity to do when faced by aliens that are worshipped
or feared by almost every other species in the universe? What is
humanity to do when faced by aliens that make decisions that seem
completely illogical?
These are the questions that must be
answered by Captain Shiro Takahashi and the crew of the Astrid, and
failing to come up with the right answers could lead to the annihilation
of humanity at the prehensile limbs of the Lemec.
Governing, but
not governing most of the nearby galaxy, the Lemec are a powerful
species that no one really understands, and this is just how the Lemec
want it. Captain Takahashi is trying to understand, but the Lemec try to
block his actions at every turn. How can he ever hope to save humanity,
and do the Lemec even care if humanity is saved?