This is pretty much a must-read if you're a student of science fiction and you want to know where it's going with issues like gender and how humans organize themselves.

On the downside, I found it hard to keep all the names straight, I generally didn't know what was going on, and there was a lot more talking than action.

But Ada Palmer is extremely smart, knows a lot about history and it shows.

I'll be reserving [b:The Will to Battle|33517544|The Will to Battle (Terra Ignota, #3)|Ada Palmer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1484321667s/33517544.jpg|54280306] when the library gets it.