Translation State

Translation State, Ann Leckie, 2023 novel. I have a staggering amount of Hugos homework left, so have I been doing any of it? Not at all. But I did make time for this, a book I was actually excited about, and which was just as good as I hoped. I've liked all her previous books and I thought she did some really neat stuff with this one. I probably wouldn't start here if you haven't read any of them - I think there's stuff in the worldbuilding that would feel under-explained - but I'd be interested to hear from anyone who did, maybe it would work better than I think. I imagine we'll see this on both the Novel and Series ballots next year (although I guess I have no idea any more, after this year).

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