eBook, 327 pages
Published Oct. 1, 2013 by Orbit.
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.
Breq is both more than she seems and less than she was. Years ago, she was Justice of Toren–a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of corpse soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy.
An act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with only one fragile human body. And only one purpose–to revenge herself on Anaander Mianaai, many-bodied, near-immortal Lord of the Radch.
Sequels: Ancillary Sword; Ancillary Mercy.
A re-read. I really love this series. The universe Leckie has created is inventive, but also clearly a reflection of our own. A menacing external threat, a mysterious internal threat, and a completely inventive and intriguing narrator. If it had a space battle, it might be one of my most favorite sci-fi books ever.
Interesante historia, que va de menos a más, en la que una IA sintiente emprende una búsqueda de venganza tras ser traicionada y fracturada. La trama gana profundidad con los capítulos, según aumenta su complejidad a la vez que nos muestra la política y las costumbres de un imperio galáctico cuyos pilares son la expansión y la religión.
El comentado tema del género es básicamente que siempre habla en femenino, incluso cuando le han dicho que un determinado personaje es masculino. Es difícil de entender que una IA capaz de saber cómo te sientes por tus tics faciales sea incapaz de determinar tu género, por mucho que no le importe porque como IA no tiene género, pero como no influye en la historia, es un detalle que prefiero obviar.
Really enjoyed this book. In some ways it's a classic space opera but there's enough twists on the formula that it feels super fresh. Fascinating explorations of identity, language, and class. The writing was fun and engaging, I ate this book up.
