The Illustrated Edition. When translation pays better than assassination, words become the galaxy's most dangerous weapon. The Intergalactic Language Mercenary isn't a soldier, a spy, or a hero-he's a translator with a chest tattoo, a cigarette, and a thirst for beer. For the right price, he'll negotiate with alien warlords, explain Earther profanity to schoolkids, or teach Capitalism to the Creator of the Universe. Written with the absurd bite of a lost Kilgore Trout tale, Intergalactic Language Mercenary is a hallucinogenic space adventure of Grammar, Beer, and the Supreme Being. Illustrated.