Ancillary Sword

Ann Leckie

Oct 2014 · Imperial Radch Book 2 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Adjoa Andoh

About this audiobook

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.

Ratings and reviews

What a wonderful second installment to an amazing series. The world building continues to be amazing, particularly the focus on the anthropology of the Radch. While not as mind blowing as the first novel (no sequel ever is), I appreciate how the author did not just stick to the winning formula of the first novel and tried a new perspective / flavor of the story. Honestly, a heartwarming and fantastic story.

Memorable - Beautifully read by Adjoa Andoh, the story continues in the second installment. I truly enjoyed the character interactions as they dance through the worsening political situation right to the last page.

Loved the first book, but this felt like it wasn't adding anything and there is no real plot line either. Abandoned it after maybe 60%

About the author

Ann Leckie is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, and British Science Fiction Award-winning novel Ancillary Justice. She has worked as a waitress, a receptionist, a rodman on a land-surveying crew, and a recording engineer. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.