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Translation State
Translation State | Ann Leckie
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"There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could."?John Scalzi The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across the stars in this powerful new novel by award-winning author Ann Leckie. Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before them: learn human ways, and eventually, make a match and serve as an intermediary between the dangerous alien Presger and the human worlds. The realization that they might want something else isn't "optimal behavior". I's the type of behavior that results in elimination. But Qven rebels. And in doing so, their path collides with those of two others. Enae, a reluctant diplomat whose dead grandmaman has left hir an impossible task as an inheritance: hunting down a fugitive who has been missing for over 200 years. And Reet, an adopted mechanic who is increasingly desperate to learn about his genetic roots--or anything that might explain why he operates so differently from those around him. As a Conclave of the various species approaches--and the long-standing treaty between the humans and the Presger is on the line--the decisions of all three will have ripple effects across the stars. Masterfully merging space adventure and mystery, and a poignant exploration about relationships and belonging, Translation State is a triumphant new standalone story set in Leckie's celebrated Imperial Radch universe.
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kgriffith
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Sometimes I can‘t tell whether an author‘s writing reminds me of other media, or if a shared narrator brings those previously-listened-to titles more easily to mind, but I‘m getting hints of N K Jemisin‘s Broken Earth for sure, as well as Octavia Butler and Martha Wells.

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kgriffith
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Adjoa Andoh is perfect as ever.

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Lizpixie
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My current read & my next one. Maybe🤔That‘s the problem with having such a massive TBR, too many to choose from makes for indecision. I‘ve already started Translation State & loving being back in the Imperial Radch Universe. Vanished Birds is also SciFi but I‘ll probably change my mind & switch to another genre knowing me lately🤷🏻‍♀️

#WeekendReads

Lizpixie Ps. Excuse my disembodied thumb in the photos! 1mo
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NotCool
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I really like this. Leckie does an incredible job of creating truly alien pov and then drawing the reader into them. The story deals with rape culture, trans identities, gender, and adoption in ways that makes me think this is going to be a book the young adults are going to continue to find and find solace in while the US loses its mind. Just an fyi, there is a scene that reads like and is treated like sexual assault.

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NotCool
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“If it was explained to them that I don‘t want-“
“No one is going to explain that to anyone. After all things are working out just fine for those of us in authority.”

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SW-T
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A welcome return to the Imperial Radch universe. Clever and twisty read.

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Tonton
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Anything Ann Leckie writes, I read! So much to pay attention to: intricate interstellar politics, internecine conflict, and shaking up of assumptions of identity. I confess sometimes I start with an idea of who/what a character presents as only to keep revising until it really doesn‘t matter in the end: Leckie is a master of making you care about the person-AI, human, alien, or bot-until the current IRL gender issues are seen as BS f—kery!

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bnp
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1. Florence! Not from a book, but I'm going to Italy next summer!

2. Yes, if you're a science fiction fan. (the tagged title - back to the Imperial Radch)

3. Umm. . . Got two on the go - The baby on the fire escape and Islands of abandonment.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs #1 oh how wonderful 🇮🇹 3mo
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Angeles
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Got the new book in the imperial radch universe. I ALSO got the audiobook. I just love Adjoa Andoh's voice and interpretation in this series. She is one of my favorite narrators. It is a wonderful treat to read the words while Adjoa wisperes in your ear

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bnp
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#FirstLineFridays @ shybookowl

bnp Fat finger syndrome - it should be mason bots. 4mo
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Lizpixie
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No2 in my #BookMail is the new novel from Ann Leckie. Set in the same galaxy as the Ancillary Justice trilogy, a missing translator sets 3 lives on a collision course that will affect galaxies. Enae is on a diplomatic assignment to track down a fugitive missing for 200yrs, Reet is told he has ties to a genetically mysterious family & Qven was created to be a Presgr translator. The paths of all 3 will collide with a ripple effect across worlds.

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TracyReadsBooks
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So good. Leckie writes such smart science fiction (I really have to pay attention when I‘m reading her work), stories that interrogate what it means to be human and/or alien, the nature—past, present, future—of our relationship with technology, including sentient technology, existence, identity & more. I loved this return to the world of the Imperial Radch, this story focused on the Presgar, & I hope we get more soon. Excellent.

TrishB Great pic 👍🏻 4mo
TracyReadsBooks @TrishB So random that I have a water bottle which so perfectly matches the book—I sometimes wonder if the jacket designer has the same one! 😂 4mo
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Spending Saturday afternoon with my matchy-matchy book and water bottle. A few chapters in and of course it‘s just as good as expected. Leckie‘s books are always fantastic.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Not sure I ever expected to buy a book that would so perfectly match my water bottle but there you have it. 🤷‍♀️ Excited about today‘s #bookmail. I loved Leckie‘s Imperial Radch trilogy and I‘m excited to return to this world.

AmyG I thought the bottle came with the book. Perfect. 4mo
TheBookHippie 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 4mo
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