I completely enjoyed Ancillary Justice and am looking forward to more from Ann Leckie.
For anyone who studies gender in science fiction, I’d consider it a must-read.
I found it also to be an engaging story and I liked her thoughts on how artificial and distributed intelligence might work.
I want to know what will happen in the next book, but this was a self-contained novel. It’s not like we’re going to be waiting years to find out if someone is actually dead or not.
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An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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David Scrimshaw rated Alif the Unseen: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated The Best of All Possible Worlds: 4 stars
The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord, Robin Miles
Karen Lord’s debut novel, the multiple-award-winning Redemption in Indigo, announced the appearance of a major new talent—a strong, brilliantly innovative …
David Scrimshaw rated Skellig: 5 stars
David Almond: Skellig (2013, Hachette Children's Group)
Skellig by David Almond
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents …
David Scrimshaw rated Ancillary Sword: 5 stars
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #2)
Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of conquest controlling thousands of minds, now …
David Scrimshaw reviewed Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
Review of 'Ancillary Justice' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
David Scrimshaw reviewed Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing …
Review of 'Ancillary Justice' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I completely enjoyed Ancillary Justice and am looking forward to more from Ann Leckie.
For anyone who studies gender in science fiction, I’d consider it a must-read.
I found it also to be an engaging story and I liked her thoughts on how artificial and distributed intelligence might work.
I want to know what will happen in the next book, but this was a self-contained novel. It’s not like we’re going to be waiting years to find out if someone is actually dead or not.
David Scrimshaw rated Courtship Rite (A Timescape Book): 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Aristoi: 5 stars
Aristoi by Walter Jon Williams
Gabriel is one of the Aristoi, the elite class that hold dominion over a glittering interstellar culture, their rule more …
David Scrimshaw rated Troll: A Love Story: 4 stars
Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo
An enchanting novel that has become an international sensation, Troll recalls the unforgettable charm and otherworldly zoology of Rafi Zabor’s …
David Scrimshaw rated Suzy, Led Zeppelin, and me: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated Skinner: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw rated The line of polity: 5 stars
David Scrimshaw rated The shipping news: 5 stars
The shipping news by Annie Proulx
When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just deserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the …
David Scrimshaw rated The Sky Road (Fall Revolution): 4 stars
The Sky Road (Fall Revolution) by Ken MacLeod
Centuries after the catastrophic Deliverance, humanity is again reaching into space. And Clovis, a young scholar working in the spaceship-construction …