![]() Pacing, tone, and mood are well attended. The narration is good, but suffers a bit with a noticeable accent. ![]() Ingray is not so much a reluctant hero as much as someone not quite sure of what to do next, but with excellent instincts. Of particular note is a societal penchant for 'vestiges' which are tokens of historical interest such as old documents or autographs. There is clearly interstellar FTL drives, sophisticated drones, and non-human aliens with unusual, but intriguing social customs. The sci-elements are varied, but muted with regards to the overall plot. Problems arise immediately and while Ingray is playing catch-up, larger forces are at play that result in involvement by a non-human intelligence as well as foreign invaders trying to gain control of her planet that just happens to sit in a favorable position for trade routes. She crafts a plan to engineer the prison escape of a convict to run a scam on her brother, the heir apparent. Ingray is an adopted daughter of a politically powerful mother who is unlikely to share in much of the next generation's bounty. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ann Leckie's Provenance is a complex, but richly engrossing tale that begins simply, but gradually evolves to a highly involved and complex fandango. ![]()
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