Three lives. One missing translator. A choice that could alter the fate of the galaxy.
Qven was created to serve as a Presger translator, a bridge between humans and one of the most dangerous alien species in existence. But when they defy their programming, their rebellion sets them on a collision course with two others: Enae, a weary diplomat tasked with finding a fugitive lost for centuries, and Reet, a mechanic desperate to uncover his origins.
As political tensions rise and the treaty between species begins to fracture, their paths converge in a revelation that could reshape the stars.
Ann Leckie’s Translation State is a profound and thrilling space opera about identity, belonging, and the cost of defying expectation.
