Ann Leckie

(Alternate cover edition of ISBN 031624662X / 9780316246620.) On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance.

For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier who used to be a warship. Then a search of Athoek Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist, and a messenger from the mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai - ruler of an empire at war with itself. Breq refuses to flee with her ship and crew, because that would leave the people of Athoek in terrible danger. The odds aren't good, but that's never stopped her before.

Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers. 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.

Die Fenster zur Seele Die ferne Zukunft: Auf dem Flug durch den geheimnisvollen Kriechraum zum Planeten Ghem erregt ein Passagier die Aufmerksamkeit des Wächters Inarakhat. Er konfrontiert den Wächter unvermittelt mit dessen schmerzhafter Vergangenheit, und was ein Routineflug hätte werden sollen, wird immer mehr zu einem klaustrophobischen Alptraum … Die Erzählung „Das Gift der Nacht“ spielt im selben Universum wie Ann Leckies preisgekrönter Bestseller-Roman „Die Maschinen“.

Seit Jahrhunderten wird das Königreich Iraden von einem Gott beschützt: Er heißt der Rabe und residiert in einem Turm in der mächtigen Hafenstadt Vastai. Von dort wacht er über das Reich. Seinen göttlichen Willen lässt er über einen Rabenvogel an seinen menschlichen »Statthalter« kundtun. Der Vogel des Rabengottes ist tot, und die göttliche Regel schreibt vor, auch der „Statthalter“ muss unverzüglich sterben, um Platz für seinen Nachfolger zu machen. Als Mawat, der rechtmäßige Erbe, mit seinem Freund, dem Kämpfer Eolo, in der Hauptstadt eintrifft, sitzt bereits ein Regent auf dem Herrscherstuhl – sein Onkel. Mawats Zorn kennt keine Grenzen und während er versucht, sein Reich zurückzuerobern, entdeckt Eolo, dass der Turm des Raben ein dunkles Geheimnis birgt: In seinem Fundament harrt eine Prophezeiung, die, wenn sie sich erfüllt, Iraden für immer zerstören könnte.

Rien ne peut arrêter l'expansion de l'empire radchaaï. Chaque connexion fournit des armées supplémentaires, les ancillaires, des captifs à la conscience détruite changés en troupes de choc, des marionnettes animées par l'intelligence artificielle des vaisseaux de guerre de l'empire. L'un de ces vaisseaux, le Justice de Toren, a été détruit, victime d'un complot au plus haut niveau du pouvoir. Mais son IA est parvenue à s'échapper et à s'incarner dans le seul ancillaire rescapé du massacre. Dix-neuf ans plus tard, sa vengeance est sur le point de s'accomplir…

Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette,  Lake of Souls. Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe. Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled  The Raven Tower. Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls. And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie. 

A peine revenue, la paix fragile est menacée sur la station Athoek, mise en péril par la découverte d'un individu qui ne devrait même pas exister ― un ancillaire d'un vaisseau censé avoir disparu de l'espace du Radch depuis des millénaires ―, mais aussi par l'arrivée d'un nouveau traducteur des étranges Presgers, et surtout par celle, imminente et lourdement armée, d'Anaander Mianaai, l'autorité suprême de l'empire en guerre contre elle-même, qui pourrait bien entraîner le Radch tout entier dans une guerre civile comme il n'en a jamais connu.

Per secoli, Iraden è stata protetta dal Corvo, un dio che domina il territorio dall'alto di una torre nella cittadina portuale di Vastai. La sua volontà emana attraverso il Fittavolo, che con il suo tributo di sangue ne tiene in vita il potere. Sotto lo sguardo attento del Corvo, Vastai fiorisce, arricchendosi con i dazi che riscuote dalle navi di passaggio per lo stretto del Mare Interno. Ma il Corvo si sta indebolendo. Il Fittavolo è scomparso e al suo posto ora siede un usurpatore, mentre ai confini si stanno radunando truppe straniere che hanno stretto alleanze con nuove divinità. È in questo momento di pericolo che un dio - uno dei leggendari e temutissimi Antichi - vede giungere Eolo, al seguito di Mawat, erede del vero Fittavolo. E comincia a parlare, raccontando una storia che potrebbe aiutare Eolo e Mawat a fare giustizia. Così, mentre assiste il suo signore, Eolo scopre che la Torre del Corvo nasconde un segreto. Nelle sue fondamenta è celata una vicenda oscura che attende solo di essere svelata… e di mettere in moto una catena di eventi che potrebbe distruggere Iraden per sempre.

Breq, le soldat qui fut jadis un vaisseau spatial, sert aujourd’hui l’empereur qu’elle avait juré de détruire. Elle s’est vu attribuer son propre vaisseau, un équipage et la mission d’aller protéger la famille de la lieutenant Awn, qu’elle a froidement assassinée. Ils vivent sur une station annexée et pacifiée par l’empire depuis 600 ans. Mais tout n’est pas si paisible : d’anciennes querelles remontent à la surface, l’IA de la station est en ébullition, et les Presgers, ces mystérieux extraterrestres, se mêlent décidément de bien des choses…

“Night’s Slow Poison” is from the same setting as Ancillary Justice, and tells a rich, claustrophobic story of a galactic voyage that forces one guardsmen to confront his uneasy family history through the lens of a passenger with his lost lover’s eyes.

Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with an enthralling new novel of power, theft, privilege and birthright. A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artifacts prized by her people. She must free their thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned. Ingray and her charge will return to her home world to find their planet in political turmoil, at the heart of an escalating interstellar conflict. Together, they must make a new plan to salvage Ingray's future, her family, and her world, before they are lost to her for good.

A short story set in the world of Ancillary Justice, published by Strange Horizons as part of their annual funding drive.

This special boxed set includes the New York Times bestselling author Ann Leckie's complete Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, and Locus Award-winning Ancillary space opera trilogy.On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Breq is both more than she seems and less than she was. Years ago, she was the Justice of Toren-- a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of corpse soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. An act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with only one fragile human body. And only one purpose-- to revenge herself on Anaander Mianaai, many-bodied, near-immortal Lord of the Radch. The Ancillary Trilogy Ancillary Justice Ancillary Sword Ancillary Mercy For more from Ann Leckie, check out:Provenance

An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative short story by New York Times bestselling and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Ann Leckie. On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future. Ann Leckie’s The Long Game is part of The Far Reaches, a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination and open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this breathtaking first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But the power of the Raven is weakening. A usurper has claimed the throne. The kingdom borders are tested by invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts. And they have made their own alliances with other gods. It is into this unrest that the warrior Eolo--aide to Mawat, the true Lease--arrives. And in seeking to help Mawat reclaim his city, Eolo discovers that the Raven's Tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself...and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever.

The first novel in a new series set in the world of the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke award winning Ancillary Justice. "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could."―John Scalzi The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across the stars in this powerful new novel by award-winning author Ann Leckie. Qven was created to be a Presger translator. The pride of their Clade, they always had a clear path before them: learn human ways, and eventually, make a match and serve as an intermediary between the dangerous alien Presger and the human worlds. The realization that they might want something else isn't "optimal behavior". I's the type of behavior that results in elimination. But Qven rebels. And in doing so, their path collides with those of two others. Enae, a reluctant diplomat whose dead grandmaman has left hir an impossible task as an inheritance: hunting down a fugitive who has been missing for over 200 years. And Reet, an adopted mechanic who is increasingly desperate to learn about his genetic roots--or anything that might explain why he operates so differently from those around him. As a Conclave of the various species approaches--and the long-standing treaty between the humans and the Presger is on the line--the decisions of all three will have ripple effects across the stars. Masterfully merging space adventure and mystery, and a poignant exploration about relationships and belonging, Translation State is a triumphant new standalone story set in Leckie's celebrated Imperial Radch universe.