cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/pixelart/p/1668613/the-wise-little-kitten-says-you-should
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The ancillary part of the series yes indeed it is connected, I think rainwall is referring to the other books in the universe: (Provenance, Translation State, Night's Slow Poison and the new one Radiant Star) each set in a different part of the universe with different timelines.