Ken Liu, author of The Grace of Kings In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war.a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end. Provocative, erudite, inventive, resplendent. Campbell Award winner, Ada Palmer, the second book of Terra Ignota, a political science fiction epic of extraordinary audacity A cornucopia of dazzling, sharp ideas set in rich, wry prose that rewards rumination with layers of delight. And also because something new has arisen: Bridger, the child who can bring inanimate objects to conscious life- Book Synopsis *2018 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL CATEGORY* From 2017 John W.

Because even in utopia, humans will conspire. And it is a world in which, unknown to most, the entire social order is teetering on the edge of collapse. In which nationality is a fading memory, and most people identify instead with their choice of the seven global Hives, distinguished from one another by their different approaches to the big questions of life.

In which gendered language is archaic, and to dress as strongly male or female is, if not exactly illegal, deeply taboo. In which it is illegal for three or more people to gather for the practice of religion-but ecumenical sensayers minister in private, one-on-one. In which nobody living can remember an actual war. In which automation now provides for everybodys basic needs. About the Book It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all.

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