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The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

Malka Older

Ages 13–17

Readers rate it 4.0 (41 on Hardcover)

133 pages · Released Feb 13, 2024

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This is a cozy space-opera detective mystery that prioritizes character relationships and intellectual puzzle-solving over action or graphic content. While it deals with a mysterious disappearance and touches on existential questions, the tone remains contemplative and character-driven rather than dark. The book rewards curiosity, collaboration, and questioning established narratives, making it most suitable for teen readers who enjoy mysteries and thoughtful science fiction.

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Named a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Esquire Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a new mystery in the follow-up to the cozy space-opera detective mystery The Mimicking of Known Successes, which Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders called “an utter triumph.” Mossa has returned to Valdegeld on... Named a Best Sci-Fi Book of 2024 by Esquire Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a new mystery in the follow-up to the cozy space-opera detective mystery The Mimicking of Known Successes, which Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders called “an utter triumph.” Mossa has returned to Valdegeld on a missing person’s case, for which she’ll once again need Pleiti’s insight. Seventeen students and staff members have disappeared from Valdegeld University—yet no one has noticed. The answers to this case may lie on the moon of Io—Mossa’s home—and the history of Jupiter’s original settlements during humanity's exodus from Earth. But Pleiti’s faith in her life’s work as a scholar of the past has grown precarious, and this new case threatens to further destabilize her dreams for humanity’s future, as well as her own. The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti The Mimicking of Known Successes The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles The Centenal Cycle Infomocracy Null States State Tectonics At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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