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creating Harbingers, weapons capable of great destruction, including viral laboratories and nuclear facilities. They have also kidnapped all people with the knowledge of how to create them, except Cato Weeksbooth. As this affects all other Hives, they offer reparations in the form of assets and intellectual property. Furthermore, they give the Hives the means to spy on each other to ensure that no further Harbingers are created. They know this will turn the Hives against them, but judge the risk worth saving all life on Earth.
523:â“‹ Mycroft Canner: a brilliant polymath and infamous convicted criminal. He serves his sentence as a Servicer, works for many of the most powerful world leaders, and secretly protects Bridger. He is thin and stooped, with curly overgrown hair, reconstructed limbs, distinctive scars, and slightly dark skin. Wears a round, shapeless hat. Thirty-one years old. Of Greek descent. 276:, the world is experiencing escalating tensions, threatening to burst into war at any provocation. Sides are formed: Sniper's Hiveguard and J.E.D.D. Mason's Remakers. All sides agree to a truce until the Olympic Games in August, in order to prepare and reduce the lethality of the war. The novel ends with a ceremony, an attack, and the world newly at war. 320:. For instance, Chagatai is referred to using "she/her" pronouns because of their fierce, lioness-like strength when protecting their nephew from attack. The author has explained that Mycroft frequently "misuses" gendered pronouns, just as people in real life often make mistakes when using gender-neutral pronouns. Also, in its chapter at the start of 25: 378:, transformed from the toy known as the Major into a human by Bridger's suicide, helps world leaders prepare for war, stockpiling food and increasing medical facilities so that the upcoming war is as humane as it can be. Mycroft and Saladin even recruit black market traders to keep supplies flowing to civilians if mainstream channels fail. 685:â—Ž Ojiro Cardigan Sniper: leader of the Saneer-Weeksbooths, a world-famous athlete, performance artist, model, and professional living doll. Sniper is genderfluid and intersex, assigned 'it' pronouns. Sniper's Humanist boots are leather rimmed with metallic stripes for his Olympic medals. Of Japanese, European, and South American descent. 661:â“‹ Vivien Ancelet: President of the Humanist Hive. Formerly Censor and Anonymous. Spouse of Bryar Kosala. Wears slim, shoulder-length dreadlocks. His Humanist boot material resembles old parchment with two layers of script and have Olympic medal and French nation-strat stripes around the soles. Of French and African descent. 701:â“‹ Cornel Semaphoros MASON: Emperor. Black-haired and bronze-skinned, he wears a square-breasted suit in an exclusive shade of iron gray. His black right sleeve indicates his sole right to order execution. His left foot is prosthetic, the original having been removed during the Masonic Testing of the Successor. 691:â—Ž Lesley Juniper Sniper Saneer: adopted by the Saneer-Weeksbooths after her own bash' was killed in a flying car accident. A compulsive doodler. Ockham's spouse. Energetic, with curly black hair. Her Humanist boots are made of screen cloth, on which doodles change every day. Of Chinese and African ancestry. 347:. However, the reader is not the actual reader of the book, but an imagined in-universe reader whom Mycroft supposes is either his contemporary or someone in his future. Mycroft's sanity is waning and throughout the text he has numerous dialogues with deceased friends, such as several of the Mardi bash', 499:
A war ceremony is held at the Temple of Janus in Romanova. Immediately, the Utopian undersea city Atlantis is destroyed and thousands killed. During the rescue efforts, Mycroft's tracker indicates his death (though a note in the text reveals otherwise), necessitating the Ninth Anonymous' narration of
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Thisbe Ottila Saneer: another of Bridger's secret protectors and a witch. Besides helping her bash' run the cars, Thisbe is an award-winning "smelltrack" creator for movies. Black-haired, dark-skinned, and confident. Her Humanist boots depict a mountainous brush-pen landscape. Of Indian and possibly
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The Hive and Hiveless leaders, sans Madame, are called to Romanova by the Utopians. Faust mentions that Cornel and Achilles are having an affair. The Utopians, represented by Huxley Mojave, announce that in order to prevent the destruction of the planet, they have destroyed all facilities capable of
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Cornel MASON and King Isabel of Spain come to conflict over J.E.D.D. Mason's possible succession to Europe's monarchy. The Cousins and Greenpeace faction of the Mitsubishi form an alliance to lessen war's impact. Dominic and Cornel MASON negotiate to end the Mitsubishi strike, kill the set-set ban,
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Hound of the Lord: A polylaw investigator, sensayer, and J.E.D.D. Mason's abrasive personal valet. A Blacklaw with aggressive, anachronistic style: brown hair in a ribboned ponytail, all-black 18th century European clothes, and a rapier. Leader of the Mitsubishi Hive, though not a member. A female
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Back at Madame's nunnery in Burgos, J.E.D.D. Mason demands the Cousins' unconditional surrender, refuses Dominic's on behalf of the Mitsubishi, and makes a temporary alliance with Cornel MASON. Achilles makes a permanent alliance with MASON. The Cousins, Europeans, Mitsubishi, and Humanists submit
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J.E.D.D. Mason, Mycroft, and Achilles meet Aesop and Papa during a visit to Antarctica's capital Esperanza City. Throughout the visit, Mycroft receives calls from leaders both alive and dead. The group meets with Lesley, disguised and ghostwriting as Sniper because it has been missing since it and
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J.E.D.D. Mason goes back to the Rostra in Romanova and declares that as his enemies predicted, he intends to takeover and re-make global system to build a version that does not need the O.S. assassinations to maintain peace. However, he proposes that all sides wait until the end of the forthcoming
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The "history" of the first two books were written for contemporaneous public release; this volume has been written for posterity. Thus it is ostensibly less closely edited by the Ninth Anonymous (9A). This is marked by several stylistic changes, including the presentation of more conversations as
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The next day, Julia Doria-Pamphili and J.E.D.D. Mason go to the Sensayers' Conclave. A sensayer attempts to kill J.E.D.D. Mason but is prevented by Utopians wearing Apollo's Delian sun symbol, signaling their readiness for conflict. Dominic and Madame kidnap Mycroft to lure Sniper. An unknown
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be brought against Mitsubishi and European Hive leaders, and the Alliance Senate should figure out the limits of lethal force one Hive can use against another. Though Prospero goes free, Papa immediately arrests him for concealing and aiding the murders Thisbe committed against her lovers.
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assailant attempts to kill Mycroft. Sniper and Tully rescue him. The war almost breaks out when all Humanists are indicted on O.S.-related charges. J.E.D.D. Mason and Sniper negotiate to cool things down and give both sides more time to prepare and reduce the danger of the war to come.
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A Humanist bash' which invented the global flying car system and has run it for almost 400 years. Their home and headquarters is in the "Spectacle City" of Cielo de Pájaros, Chile. The current members' parents and predecessors all recently died in a white-water rafting accident.
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golden age. However, the tensions among political groups, such as over distribution of land, population, and income, has escalated into preparations for a global war. Though there were initially seven Hives, they have each shifted into new governance systems or collapsed.
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used. Mycroft, the primary narrator, finds his world's obsession with gender-neutrality oppressive, so often uses gendered pronouns to refer to other characters, assigning genders based on the characters' personalities and roles, as they relate to traditional Western
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Achilles, watching with Mycroft and the Servicers, notes that the bull's eye symbol marks the moment when sides in the conflict take clear shape. Over a hundred thousand Servicers choose to swear loyalty to Achilles and begin military training as
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Sniper is returned days before the Olympics. It seems traumatized but does not reveal where it had been for four months. During the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, J.E.D.D. Mason completely lowers his defenses but Sniper declines to attack him.
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All begin racing to capture Cato at Klamath Marsh Secure Hospital. Martin tries to set another trap with Mycroft as bait, but is double-crossed. The assailant is revealed to be a surviving Merion Kraye/Casimir Perry, assisted by Croucher.
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J.E.D.D. Mason, Spain, Madame, Mycroft, Felix, Dominic, Carlyle (now a despairing Dominican Blacklaw), and Achilles go to the Vatican Reservation to get permission for Madame to marry the King and to discern J.E.D.D.'s next action.
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Eureka Weeksbooth: a Cartesian set-set who directly interfaces with the car system data via sight, sound, smell, touch, temperature, and taste. Female and assigned 'they' pronouns. Of Chinese descent.
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Ektor Carlyle 'Papa' Papadelias: Romanovan Commissioner General. Obsessed with the details of Mycroft's case. One hundred and two years old. Of Greek descent. A female assigned 'he' pronouns.
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takes place over a much longer timespan than the previous two books combined. The events occur between April 8 and September 6, 2454, and were written between July 6 and September 14, 2454.
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Lorelai "Cookie" Cook re-proposes the Eighth "Black" Law, banning the development of set-sets and other brainwashing practices like those at Madame's. It is deferred to the next session.
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suggested the book is more a philosophical/political exploration couched in novelization, writing, "Ambitious, certainly. Interesting? Yes. Successful? Not, at least, as a novel."
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J.E.D.D Mason is invited to Hobbestown to discuss whether he can still serve as a Hiveless Tribune. While there, news breaks that someone has broken into the Masonic
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Felix Faust: Headmaster of the Brillist Institute & Gordian Hive. Seventy-eight years old with a voyeuristic, playful, and sarcastic nature. Of European descent.
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Casimir Perry/Marion Kraye: the late "second-choice" Prime Minister of the European Hive. A jilted suitor for Danaë who took his revenge by exposing Madame's system.
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Tully rescued Mycroft. Lesley gets J.E.D.D. Mason to agree to search for and free Sniper, because if it does not compete in the Olympics it would break the truce.
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Isabel Carlos II a.k.a. Spain: King of Spain and former Prime Minister of the European Hive. 59 years old, with nearly black hair. Of Spanish and Chinese descent.
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Throughout April, May, and June Martin Guildbreaker endeavors to deduce and trap Mycroft's second attacker, whom he believes may also be Sniper's kidnapper.
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During the debate, Humanist hero-Senator Aesop Quarriman pins a bull's eye symbol to her chest as though to say, if killing me would help the planet, do it.
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Hotaka Andō Mitsubishi: former Chief Director of the Mitsubishi Executive Directorate, husband of Danaë Marie-Anne de la Trémouïlle. Of Japanese descent.
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Danaë Marie-Anne de la Trémouïlle Mitsubishi: A world famous beauty, incredibly adept at social manipulation and gentle interrogation. Named for the
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Jin Im-Jin: Speaker of the Universal Free Alliance Senate in Romanova, whom Mycroft calls its Grandpa. Over a hundred years old. Of Korean descent.
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Bridger: a 13-year-old boy who can "miracle" toys or representational objects to become real. Fair skin with blondish brown hair, very beautiful.
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These are characters who figure significantly in this novel. For a full list of the entire quartet's characters, see the main article for
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Bryar Kosala: Chair of the Cousins Hive. Looks tall and imperious, but is deeply kind. Spouse of Vivien Ancelet. Of Indian descent.
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Huxley Mojave: Mycroft's Utopian guard. Voted to abandon Earth and lost, but was made ambassador anyway. Wears a coat of storms.
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trial begins. Judges recommend that no charges should be brought against Prospero or Humanist Hive leader(s), homicide charges
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and pass the Blacklaw motion to declare Sniper an enemy of the Alliance (though this immediately gets held up in court).
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The Deputy Commissioner General asks whether the Court should accept or reject Ockham Prospero Saneer's petition for a
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The Sensayers' Conclave is ordered to address the global theological crisis caused by J.E.D.D. Mason's resurrection.
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At a second emergency session of the Universal Free Alliance Senate, urgent matters are chaotically negotiated:
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Mycroft Canner, a brilliant, infamous, and paroled criminal who often serves the world's most powerful leaders.
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Other toy soldiers: Private Pointer, Looker, Crawler, Medic, Stander Yellow, Stander Green, Nogun, and Nostand.
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one of the Emperor's inner circle and absolute subject of his will. Thirty-two years old. Of Persian descent.
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Charlemagne Guildbreaker Sr.: A well-respected Alliance Senator, whom Mycroft calls the Senate's Grandma. A
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simple dialogues, as if in a script. The Ninth Anonymous, Mycroft's apprentice, narrates the final chapter.
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Mushi Mojave: First entomologist on Mars, wears a coat depicting billions of ants. One of Apollo's ba'pas.
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of Greek mythology. Blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Intensely and expressively feminine. Of French descent.
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wrote, "Still intriguing and worth pursuing, but the strain may be beginning to show." Liz Bourke of
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Lieutenant Aimer a.k.a. Patroclus: the Major's lieutenant and second in command of the toy soldiers.
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in the Emperor's inner circle but not subject to his capital powers. Named for philosopher
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Cato Weeksbooth: A brilliant but unstable science teacher and assassin. Volunteer at the
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in the Emperor's inner circle but not subject to his capital powers. Named for astronaut
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The Blacklaws call for Sniper's death, but the motion is deferred to the next session.
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Martin's grandparent. Bearded. Of Persion descent. A male assigned 'she' pronouns.
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Croucher: a toy soldier who consistently disagrees and questions those around him.
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The â—Ž symbol is used to denote Hiveguard. The â“‹ symbol is used to denote Remakers.
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Mycroft and Achilles separately visit Thisbe in prison. Ockham Prospero Saneer's
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their proposals for government reform (or lack thereof) to the Alliance Senate.
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of those global escalations and preparations. It is narrated by self-confessed
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praised the novel's, "wry humor and the ingenious depth." Paul Di Filippo of
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Mommadoll: an animated doll who cooks and cares for Bridger and the soldiers.
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The novels make frequent direct addresses to a "reader", inspired by
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People who, either by choice or by youth, are not part of any Hive.
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the final chapter. The novel ends with the world officially at war.
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assigned 'he' pronouns; intensely masculine in gender expression.
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Su-Hyeon Ancelet-Kosala is confirmed as official Censor.
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Advanced technology has led to the advent of a near-
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Ada Palmer
Terra Ignota
Science fiction
speculative fiction
Tor Books
ISBN
9781786699565
novel
science fiction
Terra Ignota
Ada Palmer
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Too Like the Lightning
Seven Surrenders
Perhaps the Stars
Earth
peace
prosperity
chronicle
unreliable narrator
utopian
gender-neutral language
they/them
pronoun
gender roles

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