Ancillary Mercy (Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword)
Ann Leckie
ISBN: 9780316246682
Read February 1, 2016
Conclusion to the Imperial Radch trilogy.
These books are impossible to talk about without spoiling, and I find myself amazingly reticent to spoil them. All I can say is that the wide open universe of Ancillary Justice narrowed down considerably in Sword, and narrows down again in Mercy. If you like your sprawling space opera to stay at that galactic sprawling level, then perhaps these aren't for you, but if you enjoy a more character-driven study of politics and identity and power and free will and the question of Significance, then I think the narrowing of the focus in Ancillary Mercy makes for a satisfying and realistic stopping point for this particular trilogy-long story.
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Friday, February 5, 2016
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Science Fiction: Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie
Ancillary Sword
Ann Leckie
ISBN: 9780316246651
Sequel to Ancillary Justice, followed (please hurry) by Ancillary Mercy.
Read March 31, 2015
Basically just read my gushy review for the first book in the series, and you'll have it. I can't really talk about anything without spoiling the story, and a good part of the fun of the story is watching everything unfold. It's amazing, Leckie is amazing, and I can't believe that the sequel is just as good (but not even remotely the same story) as the original.
Ann Leckie
ISBN: 9780316246651
Sequel to Ancillary Justice, followed (please hurry) by Ancillary Mercy.
Read March 31, 2015
Basically just read my gushy review for the first book in the series, and you'll have it. I can't really talk about anything without spoiling the story, and a good part of the fun of the story is watching everything unfold. It's amazing, Leckie is amazing, and I can't believe that the sequel is just as good (but not even remotely the same story) as the original.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Science Fiction: Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie
ISBN: 9780316246620
First of Imperial Radch series, followed by Ancillary Sword, and (TBA) Ancillary Mercy
Read January 31, 2015.
I just don't even know where to start. I've been putting it off because I've wanted to get to the sequel before I wrote this, but that's not working out so well (my brain is weird and life has been busy).
It's amazing. The concepts are fantastic, the writing is superb, and the characters, especially our lead, are just phenomenal. Read it and be inspired. I'll come back later with an actual spoilery review (I really can't see any other way to do it) and more gushing, but this is really all I've got right now. It was just so very very good to read and it's even more fun thinking about it these past few weeks - parsing through all the implications and possibilities of that world.
Ann Leckie
ISBN: 9780316246620
First of Imperial Radch series, followed by Ancillary Sword, and (TBA) Ancillary Mercy
Read January 31, 2015.
I just don't even know where to start. I've been putting it off because I've wanted to get to the sequel before I wrote this, but that's not working out so well (my brain is weird and life has been busy).
It's amazing. The concepts are fantastic, the writing is superb, and the characters, especially our lead, are just phenomenal. Read it and be inspired. I'll come back later with an actual spoilery review (I really can't see any other way to do it) and more gushing, but this is really all I've got right now. It was just so very very good to read and it's even more fun thinking about it these past few weeks - parsing through all the implications and possibilities of that world.
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