Phil in SF reviewed The Long Game by Ann Leckie (The Far Reaches, #4)
An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative …
very talky
3 stars
humans colonize a planet with tentacle & beak having aliens that have a low level of intelligence. one of them talks their human liaison into genetically altering them to live longer. they're playing the long game. it's very talky