Ancillary Mercy

, #3

by

Paperback, 330 pages

English language

Published Dec. 26, 2015 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-356-50242-7
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5 stars (3 reviews)

For just a moment, things seem to be under control for the soldier known as Breq.

Then a search of Athoek Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist — someone who might be a refugee from a ship that's been hiding beyond the empire's reach for three thousand years.

In the meantime a messenger from the alien and mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai —ruler of an empire that's at war with itself.

Anaander is heavily armed and extremely unhappy with Breq. She could take her ship and crew and flee, but that would leave everyone at Athoek in terrible danger.

Breq has a desperate plan. The odds aren't good, but that's never stopped her before.

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reviewed Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #3)

Review of 'Ancillary Mercy' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Great series! Lots of tea. Finishing the first book I was to both parts excited and anxious. For one, its just fun to read yet also very intelligent and deep SF. But I was worried about being drowned in too much tea, which I kinda did, but in a good way, I guess. Ann Leckie has a way to writing really lively and nunanced conversations. If it needs tea to do that, then so be it.

Hard to rate the books separately, since they felt like one in the end. But highly recommended!

reviewed Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #3)

Review of 'Ancillary Mercy' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Now that Ancillary Mercy is out, it's time to read this whole series starting with Ancillary Justice if you haven't.

This is a science fiction universe that is different from any of the others out there and it's exciting and fun.

From what I see in a Reddit "Ask me Anything" with Ann Leckie, this trilogy may be done but she is not finished with the Radch universe. That is good news.

reviewed Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #3)

Review of 'Ancillary Mercy' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Now that Ancillary Mercy is out, it's time to read this whole series starting with Ancillary Justice if you haven't.

This is a science fiction universe that is different from any of the others out there and it's exciting and fun.

From what I see in a Reddit "Ask me Anything" with Ann Leckie, this trilogy may be done but she is not finished with the Radch universe. That is good news.

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Space fiction
  • Military
  • Politics
  • Intergalactic war
  • Cloning
  • Artificial intelligence
  • LGBT+
  • Tea