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Hackernews: A few years ago I read a great sci-fi book, "Children of Ruin", by Adrian Tchaikovsky[1].
The book features, among other things, an octopus civilization.
It's the second book in the series; the first features a spider civilization.
I highly recommend both; they explore concepts of what civilizations would look like with intelligences very different from our own.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Children-Ruin-Time-Adrian-Tchaikovsky...
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A captivating little story, I couldn't put it down.

I have a hard time reviewing this book without revealing any spoilers. That's on the book, though! Even choosing tags or a shelf reveals some parts that are revealed layer by layer in the story.

Ogres dominate humanity, by being bigger and stronger, but also by ogre magic - guns, cars, helicopters.

So what starts out like a fantasy tale quickly transforms into urban fantasy and a dystopia shortly after that.

"Ogres" is beautifully constructed.½