The empire uses space ships controlled by AIs, who control human bodies ("ancillaries") to use as soldiers.
Setting and synopsis Īncillary Justice is a space opera set thousands of years in the future, where the principal power in human space is the expansionist Radch empire. Īnother novel, Provenance (2017), and two short stories, "Night's Slow Poison" and "She Commands Me and I Obey", are set in the same fictional universe. It is the only novel to have won the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Locus Award for Best First Novel. The cover art is by John Harris.Īncillary Justice received critical praise and won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, BSFA Award, Arthur C. The novel follows Breq-who is both the sole survivor of a starship destroyed by treachery and the vessel of that ship's artificial consciousness-as she seeks revenge against the ruler of her civilization. It is Leckie's debut novel and the first in her Imperial Radch space opera trilogy, followed by Ancillary Sword (2014) and Ancillary Mercy (2015). Seiun Award for Best Translated Novel (2016)Īncillary Justice is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ann Leckie, published in 2013. Kitschies Golden Tentacle for best debut novel (2013)
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