Ancillary Justice
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4.5 • 15 Ratings
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- $30.99
Publisher Description
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards
This record-breaking novel following a warship trapped in a human body on a quest for revenge is a must-read for fans of Ursula K. Le Guin and James S. A. Corey.
"THRILLING, MOVING AND AWE-INSPIRING." —Guardian
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren—a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance.
"MIND-BLOWING." —io9.com
"UTTER PERFECTION, 10/10." —The Book Smugglers
"ASTOUNDINGLY ASSURED AND GRACEFUL." —Strange Horizons
"ESTABLISHES LECKIE AS AN HEIR TO BANKS." —Elizabeth Bear, author of Ancestral Night
The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with Ancillary Justice, continues in Ancillary Sword and concludes with Ancillary Mercy
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We’ve seen plenty of spins on artificial intelligence in science fiction, but this visionary space opera takes it in an ingenious new direction. In the far future, interstellar starships are controlled by ancillaries, or AI that uses cybernetic implants to control the bodies of dead humans. Breq, an ancillary who lost her entire crew to an act of betrayal, is on a mission to find and kill the person she holds responsible… who happens to be one of the most powerful rulers in the galaxy. If you love brilliantly high-concept sci-fi, this is the audiobook is for you. Author Ann Leckie packs a lot of ideas into this tale, making us look at things like human consciousness and gender in new ways. Narrator Adjoa Andoh’s soft British tones pulled us right in, letting us feel Breq’s struggle firsthand as she tries, as an AI, to come to terms with her humanity. Ancillary Justice is big-idea science fiction at its very best.
