Science fiction
Ancillary Justice
The last surviving fragment of a starship's mind now lives in a single human body. She sets out on a quiet, patient quest for revenge on the ruler of the empire that destroyed her.
- First published
- 2013
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like cerebral space opera that plays with identity, language and the structure of an empire.
Skip this if you dislike two timelines and a lot of unfamiliar terms in the opening chapters.
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