Three people converge on a diplomatic crisis: a young alien undergoing a terrifying merger, a treaty negotiator protecting a fugitive, and a genealogist searching for a missing person. Leckie returns to the Imperial Radch universe to explore the most alien species in her world — the Presger — and what it means to become someone new.
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Moods: Political Alien Identity Smart
Tropes: Alien Merger Diplomatic Crisis Three POVs Presger Aliens
Helpful but not essential — same universe, different characters.
Central — the Presger biology is wonderfully unsettling.
Different — more focused, equally intelligent.