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Narrated by:
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Adjoa Andoh
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Ann Leckie
About this listen
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 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", is 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 grandmama has left her 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.
©2023 Ann Leckie (P)2023 Hachette AudioCritic Reviews
"There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could." (John Scalzi)
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- Avie
- 17-04-2024
A+++ Ann Leckie and Ando combo
I missed this world so much! Very happy to add this to my repeat listen category
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-2024
A warm Mom hug
Just like its predecessor, Provenance, this story is exciting, thoughtful, and ends like a warm hug. I love Leckie’s emphasis on self-determination and growth in her main characters. Adjoa Andoh’s reading is always perfect, so expressive and she manages to give each person just the right spin of personality. Betonen especially was brilliantly realised. Another excellent instalment into the Ancillary universe, I can’t wait for more.
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- Helen
- 23-06-2024
The narration
I love all these books. The stories are absorbing and the characters believable. The narrator is perfection.
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- Tim
- 11-12-2023
I’m so glad I’m not Dlique
My favourite story about a Princex in Disguise. I thoroughly loved it and would recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-06-2023
Just my cup of tea!
A rare treat to find a completely different genre in science fiction.
Not a marine in sight, even if there is an impressive body count. Really... listen out for the body count, it's a little gem of writing and performance.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-06-2023
I've missed this little fictional universe
As always, Adjoa is a fantastic narrator who provides wonderfully unique voices to each character.
I love Anne's books so I went into the book blind. The story itself was a totally different story than I expected (not a bad thing), and I was eager to see how things played out.
The care Anne puts into character decisions and consent is so refreshing. ✨️
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-2023
Wonderful
It was wonderful to return to the Imperial Radch universe and, as always, Andoh's performance is exceptional.
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- Keith
- 19-08-2023
Takes you to another place.
I was so looking forward to this book, and it did not disappoint. Looking forward to the next one.
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- Aaron Lavack
- 15-07-2024
The best since the first
Overall - this is top notch Ann leckie (Don’t start here if you’ve not read her before - got to ancillary justice). Not her absolute best, but pretty enjoyable all in all.
I think the last quarter could have done with a bit more work - it lacked the ‘oh cool!’ Movements that characterized the earlier parts of the book. But I guess it was good enough.
There was a lot of pronoun stuff, but it didn’t feel too preachy. That said, if you’re majorly triggered by that then give this a miss. You’ll just be swearing for the whole book.
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- Keep on learning
- 20-06-2023
Refreshing concepts
I have come to love this author’s writing style and imagination. Both are a delightful breakaway from the hackneyed tropes and cliches so often find regurgitated in recent science fiction writing. It can only be the result of considerable effort on the author’s behalf, I suspect.
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