The Athuran Interpreter's Flight
ShortStory 3,591 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
An alien brain transplanted into a human child’s body serves as an involuntary translator. It’s not supposed to have volition or memories, but things don’t always work as advertised.
Content warnings 2
sexual-violenceviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on Strange Horizons, where the author gets the click.