hybrid havocAug 12, 2023

I #AmReading Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie, book 3 of the #ImperialRadch series.

For a moment, things seem to be under control for the soldier known as Breq. Then a search of Atheok Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist--someone who might be an ancillary from a ship that's been hiding beyond the empire's reach for three thousand years.

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Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke awa...

Show threadhybrid havoc
Having now finished the first three books of the #ImperialRadch series, I have to say that I really enjoyed it. Really awesome premise, cool universe, and amazing narration. Definitely recommend it for fans of #scifi . With that said, the end of Ancillary Mercy felt a little anti-climactic. It feels like it's building up to a particular kind of ending, and then it shifts to something else entirely - though it is something that was hinted at earlier in the book.
Aug 16, 2023 at 10:38pmWeb
Show threadTimAug 17, 2023
@hybridhavoc are you planning to move on to the other novels in that universe? I had a backwards introduction to it; read Provenance first, then the Imperial Radch books
Show threadhybrid havocAug 17, 2023
@tim_b at some point, yes. Going to step away from it for a bit first though.