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Narrated by:
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Adjoa Andoh
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By:
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Ann Leckie
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 novel from a Hugo and Nebula award-winning author: "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can" (John Scalzi).
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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Critic reviews
"Andoh expertly navigates the emotional depths of the three main characters, each of whom comes from a background in which they have not felt valued or part of their community. . . .As all three claim their identities and start to heal, Andoh’s performance resonates in profound way.”—AudioFile (Starred Review)
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I hope she returns to the depth of her Ancillary series.
Not her best
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Strange but good
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Excellent book
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Highly recommend if you love sci-fi that scratches your itch for alien anthropology and NEW ideas. I loved it.
Marvelous!
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Another Homerun!
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We have an excellent cast of characters.
The story explores themes of belonging. Identity, what that means to you, and what that means to the people around you. The importance if doing what you can, even when you can't do very much. And what it means to heal.
Spectacular!
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I thought that Adjoa Andoh did a great job, narrating but the abundance and variety of unusual pronouns made it really difficult to follow conversations at times. It all kind of blended into a word soup.
It could have been much better
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Miss Marple in Space
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It started extremely well. I loved the background and character development. I had high expectations after reading the Ancillary series, but unless you like books that focus on YA inner turmoil, it’s a bit disappointing. I found myself wanting to skip over sections because to get to the thread of the story, you’d have to wade through seemingly endless “juvenile” (author’s word) angst. After a while it stops being informative to the plot at all and becomes rather boringly repetitive “Oh, what am I to do?”.
Perhaps the other problem is that it’s so similar to the Murbotbot series, right down to watching serials to learn human behavior, it feels like you’ve already read it before. That’s when you start to see how formulaic it is.
It’s entertaining, to be sure. And pleasant to have the Raach universe defined so you can get right into the action. But that peters out about a third of the way through.
For Young Adults, Did I Miss the Memo?
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This series just keeps getting better
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