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Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach
Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach is a science fiction novel written in Scottish Gaelic by Tim Armstrong and published by CLÀR in 2013. "Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach" is the first hard science-fiction novel in Gaelic written for adults. The story combines elements of space opera, dark cyberpunk, romance and rock-band road-trip adventure. The central conceit of the novel is that in space, everyone speaks Gaelic, allowing the author to create an entirely Gaelic-speaking world for the characters.
"among the best half-dozen Gaelic novels ever published." In 2016, "Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach" was selected by Scot Lit Fest as one of the five most important Gaelic novels of all time.
Saltire Society Literary Awards 2013.
In October 2013, "Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach" was shortlisted for the Saltire Society 2013 First Book of the Year Award, along with work from Malcolm MacKay (Mantle), Eunice Buchanan (Kettillonia), Vicky Jarrett (Linen Press) and Kellan MacInnes (Luath