I really enjoyed this novel, but not in the traditional way. Need a thief to steal a priceless cultural artifact in order to prove that you're worthy? Ah, but first, make sure the provenance on all the key players and artifacts are up to snuff, please! :)
Inheritance is the key motivator for Ingray, trying something new, which, of course, goes disastrously wrong. Even so, I can't even begin to describe how many times I heard the exhortation, "Don't break the Treaty!" And of course, that's the source of most of the conflict. Out of the original trilogy, I felt like this one matched the feel and fun of the third novel. Indeed, this novel is more of a comedy of manners than anything else, but there's also a bit of the mystery, murder, and mayhem as well.
It's a very focused novel that details issues of family, inheritance, cultural relevance, and politics while completely surrounded by aliens and odd mores. Ann Leckie's new novel is still set in the Imperial Radch universe, but don't be fooled.
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