# Translation State

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- Book: [Translation State](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-leckie/translation-state) ([Translation State.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-leckie/translation-state.md))
- Authors: [Ann Leckie](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-leckie)
- Publisher: orbit
- ISBN: 978-03-5651-791-9
- Published: 2023-06-08
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

'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. Hugo Award shortlist announced March 29th 2024.