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Translation State

New · Science Fiction, Fiction, Space Opera

Translation State

by Ann Leckie

2023 · 422 pages · Fiction

51 New ★ 4.05 on Goodreads · 19K ratings

≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Hugo Award finalist (2024). 4.05★ from 19K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

51Must-Read Score

Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
Readers46 out of 100 · counts 50%+26
Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9

Where it ranks

#43 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
#190 of the 730 new books we rank
#503 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

Hugo Award finalist (2024)
Nebula Award finalist (2023)

Reads as

Epic, Adventurous

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