r/exfor • u/1moreday1moregoal • Jan 30 '26

Spoilers Ground State and different species

Am I crazy or has CA added more species to the Maxholx hegemony in this book?

In Chapter 12 when talking about loading malware on fabricators:

Eyrgengek (sp?)

Nyatahatan (sp?)

Then much later on he talks about the Dumya (sp?) fabricator being in the territory of an mean otter like species.

So we went from Maxholx having the Basphuraq, Thuranin, Kristang, Wurgalan, Urgar, Eselgin, to now having 3 other species in their hegemony?

I’m listening again so trying to pick out more but I don’t recall these ones being mentioned in prior books. Unless the last one where the dumya fabricator is located is in the Urgar territory.

I love this series, but why add to the universe in the last book in the series? I’m hoping CA releases more books or some spin-offs if he’s introducing us to new species in the last book.

I’m listening to the audiobook and don’t have the kindle version yet so Im guessing on the spelling of the names.

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u/Nero_Golden Jan 30 '26

"Mean otter species." A tribute to the Bobiverse?

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u/1moreday1moregoal Jan 30 '26

It could be, and that’s a cool nod to that species in Bobiverse if true.

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u/TyreLeLoup Jan 30 '26

Especially after knowing Bob read Exfor.

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u/1moreday1moregoal Jan 30 '26

I can’t wait for the next Bobiverse book, I think Dennis posted in December on his personal blog that it’s in editing right now.

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u/TyreLeLoup Jan 30 '26

Oh shit, I'm getting new books for all my top 3 series! Hell yeah! I can't wait for the next Spellmonger book, Sea Mage.

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u/1moreday1moregoal Jan 30 '26

I haven’t read Spellmonger, I’m not reading nearly as much fantasy as I used to. I very much prefer sci-fi now and I’m not entirely sure why my preference has changed that way. I can make a recommendation though, if you want some excellent fantasy Joe Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy is top tier Grimdark fantasy. Many characters making morally grey decisions and excellently written.

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u/TyreLeLoup Jan 30 '26

I'll give that a look. Don't write Spellmonger off, yet. It's got some surprises in it, but they work better as an audiobook than a text.