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The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses

#3 in series

by Malka Older
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A brand-new entry in the Hugo, Nebula, and Ignyte Award-nominated sapphic, cozy space-opera mystery series The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, which Charlie Jane Anders calls "an utter triumph."
When a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin—who's up for a prestigious academic position at a rival Jovian university but has been accused of plagiarism on the eve of her defense—Pleiti agrees to investigate the matter.
Even if she has to do it without Mossa, her partner in more ways than one. Even if she's still reeling from Mossa's sudden isolation and bewildering rejection.
Yet what appears to be a case of an attempted reputational smearing devolves into something decidedly more dangerous—and possibly deadly.
The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti
The Mimicking of Known Successes
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
The Centenal Cycle
Infomocracy
Null States
State Tectonics
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    The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2025

      Scholar Pleiti is going it alone in this third investigation of the halls of academe amid the human colonies ringed around Jupiter (a follow-up to The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles). One of Pleiti's academic colleagues at rival institution Stortellen is under attack, not physically but through anonymous slings and arrows cast at her scholarly reputation. Pleiti may be the expert on academia, but she needs Mossa to ground her investigatory skills. She flails without her partner, even as the attacks turn deadly. When Mossa finally arrives on the scene to help Pleiti, the case takes on a relentless pace as the unseen antagonist tries to destroy her enemies at any cost. Mossa and Pleiti, on-again, off-again, on-again partners and lovers, finally acknowledge that they need each other both personally and professionally as they race against time and the ungovernable impulses of an unknown assailant to save a friend. VERDICT In Older's latest series entry, the further exploration of the colony's academic scene will delight readers of dark academia, and the mystery will enthrall those looking for more sci-fi/mystery blends, while Mossa and Pleiti's relationship is a delight for sapphic romance readers.--Marlene Harris

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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