Dow

Dow asked Ada Palmer:

The one thing I tell my friends about your books is that you as the author will give them the information when they need it, not necessarily when they want it. Is there a specific approach that you take to orchestrating this, or is it something that comes naturally to you as a writer?

Ada Palmer It comes naturally to me as a historian, someone who spends my time reading documents from earlier eras, which give us information but it's not the information we want when we want it, it's the information the historical author thinks we would want or need, and we learn so much about them from what they think and how they're wrong! Terra Ignota imitates that.

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Dániel Darabos

Dániel Darabos asked Ada Palmer:

How do competitive sports work in "Terra Ignota"? Are there separate leagues for men and women, like in our world? If yes, which one did Sniper compete in? If not, is that not a major issue for female athletes in many sports?

Christopher

Christopher asked Ada Palmer:

By which of his names would you address J.E.D.D. Mason?

Prunthaban Kanthakumar

Prunthaban Kanthakumar asked Ada Palmer:

Do you have the word counts (nearest 1000 is OK) for each of the 4 books? I am stickler for knowing the word count of novels I read and I am just starting with Terra Ignota.

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