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Is the part with the terraformers a true prequel, or is it in the simulation?
Which character woke up underground? Aliice, or Cot?
Can the narrator do any other characters?
What's the point of this story?
— Mar 30, 2026 09:36PM
Which character woke up underground? Aliice, or Cot?
Can the narrator do any other characters?
What's the point of this story?
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John Payton
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I no longer believe that I would understand this story better had I read the first two books. Tchaikovsky is deliberately writing to confuse the reader.
— 14 hours, 38 min ago
John Payton
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Okay - I can get behind the oligarchs who can't get anything done because they can't work together. And that they were responsible for the degradation of Earth.
I kind of like the mantis shrimp.
And I think I could appreciate Alice. if only I could figure out her frickin' TIMELINE.
— Mar 31, 2026 10:31PM
I kind of like the mantis shrimp.
And I think I could appreciate Alice. if only I could figure out her frickin' TIMELINE.
John Payton
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What's the timeline here? When is Alice buried on the planet, in relation to when she's on the ship? Is Katt the same as Kern? WTF is going on here? The shifting POV and unclear timeline is throwing me off.
— Mar 31, 2026 10:02PM
