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The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

by Malka Older

Mossa and Pleiti reunite for a vanished-students mystery that reaches from university politics to the moons of Jupiter.

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About The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

Mossa returns to Valdegeld University when seventeen students and staff disappear without anyone seeming to notice. To solve the case, she once again needs Pleiti’s insight into academia and the fragile histories of humanity’s settlements beyond Earth. The investigation threatens Pleiti’s faith in her work, her future, and the rekindled bond between her and Mossa.

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Mossa & Pleiti · Book 2 of 3

Content warnings
  • violence
  • death
  • past environmental catastrophes
  • murder
  • blood
  • colonisation
  • injury/injury detail
  • classism
  • xenophobia
  • homophobia
  • sexual content

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