Science Fiction
From Goodreads:
What if
you once had thousands of bodies and near god-like technology at your disposal?
And what
if all of it were ripped away?
The Lord
of the Radch has given Breq command of the ship Mercy of Kalr and sent her to
the only place she would have agreed to go -- to Athoek Station, where
Lieutenant Awn's sister works in Horticulture.
Athoek was annexed some six hundred
years ago, and by now everyone is fully civilized -- or should be. But
everything is not as tranquil as it appears. Old divisions are still
troublesome, Athoek Station's AI is unhappy with the situation, and it looks
like the alien Presger might have taken an interest in what's going on. With no
guarantees that interest is benevolent.
I loved Ancillary Justice and hoped
that Ancillary Sword would be just as good. It is even as it is different. Breq is till the main character but now she is further away
from being a ship with many bodies and more an individual who is still growing
and changing. There are so many
strands to this story and while some are resolved more are left as hooks for
future books.
Ancillary Sword is very character
driven with Breq the one doing the driving. There are some secondary characters from the previous books
and some new to this book and each is seen through Breq’s eyes. The writing is still first rate, the world building continues and plot still builds. Leckie takes all of those stands and
weaves a interesting and complex book that is hard to put down.
I am looking forward to the next
book and hope the high quality continues in the series.
Orbit published Ancillary Sword by
Ann Leckie.
No comments:
Post a Comment