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Wait, what’s the surprise?The echolocation thing was introduced organically, as was the genetic/value drift from avoiding inbreeding. At least, I don’t remember the plot hinging on anything else that should have been common knowledge to a bunch of stranded humans…
The very first chapter set on the planet is written from the viewpoint of one of the alienpacks , so you keep encountering weird turns of phrase that make no sense and have to slowly guess what the hell is going on: "Okay, does each dude have a pack of doglike animals with them that they have a tight bond with like in Starship Troopers? No, do they control them like riggers in Shadowrun? Wait, there's no one else, does their conscience simply hop between the dog bodies? Oh, o-oh, I get it now, it's like a hivemind, but with a small number of animals, an oligomind! "
Which is, as I've said, a clever trick, but I still don't like it.
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