Ann Leckie
Author of Ancillary Justice
About the Author
Ann Leckie was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 2, 1966. She attended Clarion West Writers Workshop and studied under Octavia Butler. Her debut novel Ancillary Justice won several awards, 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the 2013 BSFA Award. Her next book show more was Ancillary Sword. It won the 2014 BSFA Award for Best Novel and the 2015 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Ancillary Mercy is the third book the Imperial Radch trilogy. Her short stories include Hesperia and Glory, Marsh Gods, The God of Au, The Endangered Camp, The Unknown God, Beloved of the Sun, and Maiden, Mother, Crone. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Ann Leckie
Marsh Gods 5 copies
Bury The Dead 4 copies
Beloved of the Sun 4 copies
The God of Au 4 copies
The Snake's Wife 2 copies
The Nalendar 2 copies
Another Word for World {short story} 2 copies
The Endangered Camp 2 copies
How I Found God 1 copy
Ann Leckie's Short Stories 1 copy
Needle And Thread 1 copy
彼の歌の示す処 1 copy
Associated Works
The Long List Anthology Volume 2: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List (2016) — Contributor — 58 copies
Honest Man {short story} — Narrator, some editions — 3 copies
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- 1966-03-02
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- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Toledo, Ohio, USA
- Places of residence
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Education
- Washington University, St. Louis
- Occupations
- secretary
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science fiction writer - Organizations
- Science Fiction Writers of America
- Agent
- Seth Fishman
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As is common with her work, pronouns are somewhat optional and can be confusing. By default the Radach refer to everyone as she, whereas the other political factions have other conventions which are not fully explained - but it was generally very clear who was being referred to. We follow two humans and one of the Preseger's 'Translators' who are intermediaries between the alien and humankind. Enae is the grand-daughter of a prestigious family, but when they fall on hard times she is sent off on a 'errand' into local space. Being of dedicated personality she takes it more seriously than expected and soon meets Reet. He is an orphan adopted into a loving family of an oppressed underclass and have never quite felt he has fitted into any of the social circles he moves in. Interspersed with these two stories, we have the very weird Qven, who is growing up and learning the boundaries of 'acceptable' behaviour which doesn't include eating anyone. Somewhere half-way through the plot Reet is deemed to be potentially Preseger, and abruptly rushed to the Radach Central facility. Enae and his family pursue with lawyers in tow, and Reet meets Qven.
It is weird, and in places weirder than Ancillary Sword. The AI do feature, as do the other aliens. It is also slightly gruesome as the Preseger have a very odd way of replicating and interacting with other species. Well worth reading though.… (more)