Ancillary Sword

De: Ann Leckie

Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh

Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers, in the sequel to the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Ancillary Justice.​

Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of conquest controlling thousands of minds, now she has only a single body and serves the emperor.
With a new ship and a troublesome crew, Breq is ordered to go to the only place in the galaxy she would agree to go: to Athoek Station to protect the family of a lieutenant she once knew -- a lieutenant she murdered in cold blood.

Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy has become one of the new classics of science fiction. Beautifully written and forward thinking, it does what good science fiction does best, taking readers to bold new worlds with plenty explosions along the way.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Powerful."—The New York Times

"The sort of space opera audiences have been waiting for."—NPR Books

"Fans of space operas will feast on its richly textured, gorgeously rendered world-building."—Entertainment Weekly

"Breq's struggle for meaningful justice in a society designed to favor the strong is as engaging as ever. Readers new to the author will be enthralled, and those familiar with the first book will find that the faith it inspired has not been misplaced."—Publishers Weekly

"Leckie proves she's no mere flash in the pan with this follow-up to her multiple-award-winning debut space opera, Ancillary Justice."—Kirkus

"This follow-up builds on the world and characters that the author introduced in the first book and takes the story in new directions. There is much more to explore in Leckie's universe, one of the most original in SF today."—Library Journal (starred review)

"An ambitious space opera that proves that Justice was no fluke.... a book every serious reader of science fiction should pick up."—RT Book Reviews

"Superb... Sword proves that [Leckie]'s not a one-hit wonder. I look forward to the rest of Breg's tale."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"A gripping read, with top-notch world building and a set of rich subtexts about human rights, colonialism -- and (yes) hive mind sex."—io9

"Leckie investigates what it means to be human, to be an individual and to live in a civilized society."—Scientific American

"Unexpected, compelling and very cool. Ann Leckie nails it...I've never met a heroine like Breq before. I consider this a very good thing indeed."—John Scalzi on Ancillary Justice

"Ancillary Justice is the mind-blowing space opera you've been needing...This is a novel that will thrill you like the page-turner it is, but stick with you for a long time afterward."—io9 (included in 'This Fall's Must-Read Science Fiction and Fantasy Books')

"It's not every day a debut novel by an author you'd never heard of before derails your entire afternoon with its brilliance. But when my review copy of Ancillary Justice arrived, that's exactly what it did. In fact, it arrowed upward to reach a pretty high position on my list of best space opera novels ever."—Liz Bourke on Ancillary Justice

"Establishes Leckie as an heir to Banks and Cherryh."—Elizabeth Bear on Ancillary Justice

I absolutely love this series!

I heard of Ann Leckie through Podcastle, but never would have imagined this particular genre based on that association. Man am I glad I got over that reservation.

The first book had me pausing occasionally, then scrolling back to see what I’d missed, due to the dense detail associated with this universe. Still, the story was so intriguing & well written that I didn’t mind that sensation. Indeed, it locked me in more completely, trying to figure out how these worlds worked.
Ancillary Sword was even better, & I’m thrilled to have another book in the series to look forward to.
And Adjoa Andoh! She is amazing. Such a wide range of vocal styles were required, including some singing, and she was masterful thoughout.

Great narrative world-building

Plot not as captivating as the first novel, but the world continues to build in fascinating ways and the author artfully paints a picture of its political nuances in an interesting way. Seems well set up for a return to faster-paced action and more plot development in book three

Excellent, also same narrator as the first book

I think there must have been a time when the second book was uploaded with a different narrator, but the version now has the same narrator for all three books (and she’s great!). I really enjoyed the story too. Excited for book 3.

Enjoyed it overall

It took a few chapters for me to get into this book but I did end up hanging on to the story by the end. Other reviews complain about the narrator, but I didn't mind any of her voices.

Not nearly as good as the first

Overall, a kind of boring progression of the first. it felt like nothing was happening most of the time. just Breq living somewhere else fixing a poorly managed "town".

I do really enjoy this narrator though, A+ story teller. really nails the mood and characters.