Ancillary Mercy

by Ann Leckie

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Series: Imperial Radch (3)

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"For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier who used to be a warship. Then a search of Athoek Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist, and a messenger from the mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai--ruler of an empire at war with itself"--Page 4 of cover.In the stunning conclusion to the Imperial Radch trilogy, a search of Athoek Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist. A messenger from the mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai, ruler of an empire at war with itself. Breq refuses to flee with her ship and crew, because that would leave the people of Athoek in terrible danger. The odds aren't good, but that's never stopped her before.… (more)

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Really great conclusion to the aeries. If you loved the first book, you'll love this too. (

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Onomatapedalo | May 7, 2022 |

Loved it -- I've loved all the books in this series for different reasons, and this one did not disappoint. I am so intrigued by the portrayal of alien intelligences -- somehow Leckie is just really convincing in her consistent depictions, her unexpected dialogues and her very odd characters. Not Dlique is amazing, and I was surprised and delighted with how things wrapped up. Now all I need are some egg shells, some counters and a live fish.... (

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jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |

A lot slower to start than the first two volumes. (

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mjduigou | Feb 27, 2022 |

Well I can't say I saw that coming

I hoped for a happy resolution, but expected that Breq would die when she flew to station to surrender. I never expected that she'd declare the two systems a republic or that the Presger Translator Zeiat would intervene.
Even before that happened Zeiat was my favorite character of the series.

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kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 |

Okay, I get it! Not horrible, but turned into a boring soap opera. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Ann Leckie	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Andoh, Adjoa	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Benshoff, Kirk	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Harris, John	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year (Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015)

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Nebula Nominee (2015.1 | Novel, 2015)

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One moment asleep.

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"For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier who used to be a warship. Then a search of Athoek Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist, and a messenger from the mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai--ruler of an empire at war with itself"--Page 4 of cover.In the stunning conclusion to the Imperial Radch trilogy, a search of Athoek Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist. A messenger from the mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai, ruler of an empire at war with itself. Breq refuses to flee with her ship and crew, because that would leave the people of Athoek in terrible danger. The odds aren't good, but that's never stopped her before.

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Spaceship friendships bloom;
Station joins in too, helping;
Thwart the evil Lord.
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