Ancillary justice

[sound recording] /, 45 páginas

Idioma English

Publicado el 30 de octubre de 2014 por Recorded Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4703-9747-0
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Número OCLC:
891665119

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Now isolated in a single frail human body, Breq, an artificial intelligence that used to control of a massive starship and its crew of soldiers, tries to adjust to her new humanity while seeking vengeance and answers to her questions.

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reseñó Ancillary Justice de Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ancillary Justice

It's comfort reread season over here. This book has enough reviews and awards it doesn't need another general review from me on the pile, so mostly I'm wondering about what makes this book a comfort reread for me (and many others)?

Partially it's that thematically it hits really strong notes. It's a story about justice, and revenge against an empire. It's about not trusting empires, no matter who is running them at the time. But it's also about second chances, leaning on friends, finding new ways of being, and the value of small actions even when you can't solve everything.

And even if the tyrant’s protestations were insincere, which they ultimately had to be, no matter her intentions at this moment, still she was right. My actions would make some sort of difference, even if small.

The first time I read this book about revenge on an empire at war …

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  • Artificial intelligence
  • Fiction

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