Originally published in 1984, this classic dystopian trilogy is a testament to the energy of language and women’s collective action.

In the next level of the Local Tongue trilogy, enough time has come for Láadan-the secret language created to withstand an oppressive patriarchy-to enable womankind worldwide. To broaden the language’s reach, female linguists convert the Bible into Láadan and several Roman Catholic nuns are tasked to spread the vocabulary. But when outraged priests detect their sabotage, they send a dual agent to infiltrate and demolish the motion from the inside.