Ancillary Justice
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the *Justice of Toren*--a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance. Sequels: Ancillary Sword; Ancillary Mercy.
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A starship's AI, once distributed across hundreds of bodies, has been reduced to one. Hundreds of years and several names later, she is still looking for the empress who destroyed her.
Yes. Ancillary Justice swept the major science fiction awards in 2014, winning the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, BSFA, and Locus Awards. No prior debut novel had won all five.
Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy has three books: Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, and Ancillary Mercy. Two later novels, Provenance and Translation State, are set in the same universe.
Ancillary Justice was written by Ann Leckie, published in 2013 by Orbit.
Ancillary Justice is 409 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Ancillary Justice takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
Ancillary Justice is a standalone novel by Ann Leckie, not part of a series.
Ancillary Justice is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.