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  • Pirate Exiles of the Death Moons.

    From Titus G@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 30 18:37:51 2024
    Translation State. Ann Leckie.

    Set in the same universe as the brilliant five star Ancillary trilogy
    with the plot of three widely different intertwining stories of
    characters of widely diverse nature or nuture. It was superb for maybe
    two thirds. I love her universe and her writing with the alien
    Translator sprogs unbelievably fascinating as non-malicious but highly dangerous. The bureaucratic and political aspects were also interesting.
    I was a little confused with learning of the Presger existence in and
    influence of different space/time which carried on for too long and the obviously-coming-all-book Mills and Boon ending somewhat soppy with
    everyone living happy ever after. Highly recommended. Four stars.

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to noone@nowhere.com on Thu May 30 13:36:45 2024
    In article <v396s2$1ivlc$1@dont-email.me>, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote: >Translation State. Ann Leckie.

    Agreed. This is my first pick for Hugos this year.
    --scott

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    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Default User@21:1/5 to Titus G on Fri May 31 01:21:09 2024
    Titus G wrote:

    Translation State. Ann Leckie.

    Set in the same universe as the brilliant five star Ancillary trilogy
    with the plot of three widely different intertwining stories of
    characters of widely diverse nature or nuture.

    I enjoyed this quite a bit as well. It explained a few things in the
    Ancillary books, although it made we wonder how much of the antics of
    the Translators in those were a exaggerated to promote a sense of
    oddity and confusion in the humans.


    Brian

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  • From Titus G@21:1/5 to Default User on Sat Jun 1 19:10:01 2024
    On 31/05/24 13:21, Default User wrote:
    Titus G wrote:

    Translation State. Ann Leckie.

    Set in the same universe as the brilliant five star Ancillary trilogy
    with the plot of three widely different intertwining stories of
    characters of widely diverse nature or nuture.

    I enjoyed this quite a bit as well. It explained a few things in the Ancillary books, although it made we wonder how much of the antics of
    the Translators in those were a exaggerated to promote a sense of
    oddity and confusion in the humans.


    I can't remember any details of the translators in the other Ancillary
    books but my impression from Translation State is that they were so
    alien and so powerful that they would not be aware of human thoughts or motivations.

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