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Ancillary Sword

by Ann Leckie

A former warship trapped in one human body must protect a family tied to a murder in her past while serving the emperor she once vowed to destroy.

Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiMorally greySci-FiBetrayalSci-FiRedemptionSci-FiPolitical intrigueSci-FiSpace colonizationSci-FiUploaded consciousnessSci-FiRobotsSpace OperaMorally greySpace OperaPolitical intrigueSpace OperaGalactic empireSpace OperaSpace warSpace OperaFTL travelSpace OperaAlien civilizationsSpace OperaFound crew
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About Ancillary Sword

Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of conquest controlling thousands of minds, now she only has a single body and serves the emperor she swore to destroy. Given a new ship and a troublesome crew, Breq is ordered to the only place in the galaxy she will agree to go: to Athoek station, to protect the family of a lieutenant she once knew - a lieutenant she murdered in cold blood. The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with Ancillary Justice, continues in Ancillary Sword and concludes with Ancillary Mercy.

Reading signals

Spice
None
Darkness
Dark
Pacing
Slow

Series

Imperial Radch trilogy · Book 2 of 3

Content warnings
  • death
  • murder
  • slavery
  • xenophobia
  • colonisation
  • gun violence
  • emotional abuse
  • sexual assault
  • racism
  • police brutality
  • trafficking
  • classism
  • rape
  • physical abuse
  • suicidal thoughts
  • drug use
  • medical trauma
  • torture
  • alcohol

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