Overview

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.

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"""An acclaimed SFF novelist's first short-story collection... Bloodily clever and darkly comic... The many different approaches Leckie takes to her subject are amazing.""--Kirkus ""A gripping read, with top-notch world building and a set of rich subtexts about human rights, colonialism -- and (yes) hive mind sex.""--io9 on Ancillary Sword ""By turns thrilling, moving and awe-inspiring.""--The Guardian on Ancillary Justice ""No science-fiction series as descriptive of our current political and cultural moment or as insistent that we open our eyes to it.""--Slate on Ancillary Mercy ""Powerful.""--The New York Times on Ancillary Sword ""The sort of space opera audiences have been waiting for.""--NPR Books on Ancillary Sword ""There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could.""--John Scalzi"

"""A gripping read, with top-notch world building and a set of rich subtexts about human rights, colonialism -- and (yes) hive mind sex.""--io9 on Ancillary Sword ""By turns thrilling, moving and awe-inspiring.""--The Guardian on Ancillary Justice ""No science-fiction series as descriptive of our current political and cultural moment or as insistent that we open our eyes to it.""--Slate on Ancillary Mercy ""Powerful.""--The New York Times on Ancillary Sword ""The sort of space opera audiences have been waiting for.""--NPR Books on Ancillary Sword ""There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could.""--John Scalzi"

""Hugo and Nebula Award winner Leckie collects 18 stories for a stunning showcase of her talents. Leckie plays with tone... but in every borrowed style (and in the style that is deeply her own), the detailed worlds, intelligent plotting, and clear-eyed compassion make these stories standout. ... Leckie's fans will treasure this.""--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) ""An acclaimed SFF novelist's first short-story collection... Bloodily clever and darkly comic... The many different approaches Leckie takes to her subject are amazing.""--Kirkus ""A gripping read, with top-notch world building and a set of rich subtexts about human rights, colonialism -- and (yes) hive mind sex.""--io9 on Ancillary Sword ""By turns thrilling, moving and awe-inspiring.""--The Guardian on Ancillary Justice ""No science-fiction series as descriptive of our current political and cultural moment or as insistent that we open our eyes to it.""--Slate on Ancillary Mercy ""Powerful.""--The New York Times on Ancillary Sword ""The sort of space opera audiences have been waiting for.""--NPR Books on Ancillary Sword ""There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could.""--John Scalzi

Author Information

Ann Leckie is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, and British Science Fiction Award-winning Imperial Radch series as well as the critically acclaimed fantasy novel The Raven Tower. She has worked as a waitress, a receptionist, a rodman on a land-surveying crew, and a recording engineer. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

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