New Releases by Ann Leckie

15 brand-new short stories inspired by and in honour of legendary writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Featuring Ann Leckie, Karen Joy Fowler, Charlie Jane Anders, Kelly Link, Ai Jiang and many others. Revolution in the Heart is a collection of 15 brand new stories by a group of celebrated authors, all inspired by one of the iconic figures in all of science fiction and fantasy: the legendary and award-winning Ursula K. Le Guin. From the appearance of her first work of short fiction in 1962 to the publication of the last in 2016, Ursula K. Le Guin was a master storyteller, winning innumerable awards, and achieving both commercial and literary success. She created the beloved stories of Earthsea alongside the urgent and essential stories of the Hain, pushing forward the form and concepts of science fiction and fantasy - reshaping them into forward-thinking genres. This collection honours her legacy with stories from authors she inspired: Ann Leckie Molly Gloss Kelly Link Charlie Jane Anders Sarah Pinsker Chana Porter Ai Jiang Alaya Dawn Johnson S. Qiouyi Lu E. Lily Yu Vandana Singh Aliya Whiteley Premee Mohamed Darice Little Badger Karen Joy Fowler

Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone from award-winning author Ann Leckie. The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star has always been a source of both conflict and hope for the people of Ooioiaa. However, the imperial Radch see it only as an inconvenience, an antiquated religious site soon to be absorbed into their own, superior culture. But local politics is complicated, and the Radch have made a final concession: One last man will be allowed to join the mummified bodies in the temporal location to become a “living saint”. But this decision will ripple out to affect every part of the city. Amidst a slowly worsening food shortage, riots, and a communication blackout from the rest of the Radch Empire, a religious savant will entertain visions of his own sainthood, a socialite will discover hir comfortable life upended, and a young man sold into servitude will find unlikely escape.

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.

"De tirar o fôlego... Fantástico." — Publishers Weekly Volume final de uma das principais trilogias da ficção científica contemporânea, em Misericórdia ancilar acompanhamos Breq ser mais astuta e destemida como nunca. As forças opostas que tanto causaram intrigas e embates na Estação de Athoek parecem ter sido apaziguadas, mas os problemas continuam. As temidas Presger surgem sem aviso e Anaander Mianaai – comandante de um império em guerra civil e antagonista de Breq – comparece pessoalmente na estação. Enquanto tenta proteger o povo de Athoek, Breq precisa desatar os muitos nós que a Senhora do Radch passou milênios construindo. Suas chances não são boas, mas isso nunca a impediu antes. A conclusão mais esperada, Misericórdia ancilar é um dos mais incríveis desfechos da ficção científica.

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 novel from a Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author. "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could." —John Scalzi 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". It'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 the celebrated Imperial Radch universe. "Leckie’s humane, emotionally intelligent, and deeply perceptive writing makes this tautly plotted adventure feel fundamentally true while also offering longtime fans a much anticipated glimpse into the Radch’s most mysterious species. Readers will be thrilled." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Another of Leckie’s beautiful mergings of the political, philosophical, and personal." —Kirkus (starred review)

PROVENANCE Nel sistema di Hwae, lontano dai difficili negoziati che tentano il salvataggio dell'Impero Radchai, Ingray, adottata da una delle famiglie nobili, vuole conquistare il titolo ereditario di Netano, ma per riuscirci deve sbarazzarsi del fratellastro. Il piano che ordisce naufraga e lei viene coinvolta in un omicidio, in intrighi diplomatici, in un furto e nella scoperta che le vestigia su cui si basa l'intera civiltà hwaeiana potrebbero essere un falso. C'è bisogno di un nuovo piano, perché oltre al suo futuro è in pericolo tutto il suo mondo. Ann Leckie ci riporta nell'universo della premiata trilogia Imperial Radch con un nuovo e attesissimo romanzo.

Su un lontanissimo pianeta coperto di ghiaccio, Breq sta per recuperare l'oggetto di cui è in cerca da tempo - un prezioso manufatto costruito dall'inconoscibile e temutissima specie aliena Presger -, quando si imbatte in un corpo semiassiderato nella neve: è Seivarden Vendaai, una persona che Breq credeva morta da mille anni. Perché Breq non è ciò che sembra: diciannove anni, tre mesi e una settimana prima di quel giorno era la Justice of Toren, una gigantesca astronave da trasporto truppe in orbita attorno al pianeta Shis'urna insieme alle sorelle Sword e Mercy. Come tutte le navi dell'impero Radchaai, la Justice è un'intelligenza artificiale che controlla ancelle umane. Ma ora la Justice è stata distrutta e della sua coscienza pensante è rimasto solo un frammento: Breq. Chi l'ha devastata ha portato via tutto ciò che le era più caro; solo due cose le rimangono: un fragile corpo umano nel quale sta imparando a nascondersi e un'inesauribile sete di vendetta. Il suo obiettivo è Anaander Mianaai, Lord del Radch, la creatura semi-immortale che da tremila anni detiene il potere assoluto sull'impero grazie alle sue migliaia di corpi interconnessi. Già considerata un classico del genere, la premiatissima trilogia Ancillary disegna un universo estremamente originale e ricco di particolari spiazzanti, tanto complesso quanto coerente: un sistema nel quale le intelligenze artificiali si appassionano alla musica polifonica e sono ossessionate dal tè, mentre le differenze di genere non hanno senso. Ann Leckie esplora con incredibile immaginazione le sottigliezze psicologiche, i pregiudizi razziali, le passioni politiche e religiose dei suoi personaggi. Ma soprattutto fa ciò che da sempre fa la grande fantascienza: accompagnare il lettore, tra gigantesche battaglie interplanetarie e viaggi spaziali, alla scoperta di nuovi mondi, dove nessuno è mai giunto prima.

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD 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 masterful first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. "Absolutely wonderful. . .utterly brilliant." -- The New York Times Book Review 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 by the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes. But 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. "It's a delight to read something so different, so wonderful and strange." -- Patrick Rothfuss For more Ann Leckie, check out:Ancillary JusticeAncillary SwordAncillary Mercy Provenance

"Poucos conseguem escrever ficção científica como Ann Leckie." — John Scalzi, autor da trilogia Guerra do velho "A ópera espacial arrebatadora que você estava precisando." — Io9 Primeiro livro de uma trilogia emocionante, Justiça Ancilar ganhou os principais prêmios literários de ficção científica: Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Arthur C. Clarke e BSFA. Ex-membro do Radch, o império que domina a galáxia, Breq era a nave Justiça de Toren – um porta-tropas gigantesco comandado por uma única inteligência artificial que habitava e controlava o corpo de milhares de soldados. Quando uma traição destrói tudo que conhecia – e a deixa habitando um frágil corpo humano – Breq não tem opção a não ser planejar sua vingança e matar quem a destruiu. Instigante e surpreendente, Justiça ancilar é um primeiro volume de tirar o fôlego.

An ambitious young woman has just one chance to secure her future and reclaim her family's priceless lost artifacts in this stand-alone novel set in the world of the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Imperial Radch trilogy. Though she knows her brother holds her mother's favor, Ingrid is determined to at least be considered as heir to the family name. She hatches an audacious plan -- free a thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned, and use them to help steal back a priceless artifact. But Ingray and her charge return to her home 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 and her world, before they are lost to her for good.

This special boxed set contains all three novels in NYT bestselling author Ann Leckie's Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning space opera trilogy about a ship's AI who becomes trapped in a human body, and her quest for revenge. "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could." -- John Scalzi 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. Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy has become one of the new classics of science fiction. Beautifully written and forward thinking, it does what good science fiction does best, taking readers to bold new worlds with plenty explosions along the way. For more from Ann Leckie, check out:ProvenanceThe Raven Tower

De Genade van de Radch is het vervolg op Ann Leckies Het Recht van de Radch en Het Zwaard van de Radch, waarmee ze de vijf grootste fantasy- en sf-awards won. Heel even leek het erop dat Breq, de soldaat die ooit een oorlogsschip was, alles onder controle had. Maar dan wordt tijdens een zoektocht in de sloppenwijken van Station Athoek iemand gevonden die niet hoort te bestaan, verschijnt er een boodschapper uit het mysterieuze rijk van de Presger, en is daar ineens ook Breqs vijand, de verdeelde en waarschijnlijk ook compleet gestoorde Anaander Mianaai – heerser van een rijk dat in oorlog is met zichzelf. Breq vertikt het om met haar schip en crew te vluchten, want dat zou betekenen dat ze de mensen van Athoek aan hun lot overlaat. Zal ze, tegen alle verwachtingen in, overleven? Maar die vraag heeft haar nooit eerder tegengehouden. 'Deze trilogie zal de geschiedenisboeken in gaan als een sf-klassieker.' Library Journal 'De romans van de Amerikaanse sciencefictionschrijfster Leckie behoren tot het beste in hun soort.' NRC

La secuela de Justicia auxiliar es el debut más exitoso de los últimos años y ganador de los premios Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, Locus y BSFA. Breq es una soldado que tiempo atrás había sido una nave militar, un arma de conquista que controlaba miles de mentes. Pero ahora dispone de un único cuerpo y sirve a la soberana a la que había jurado eliminar. Con una nueva nave y una tripulación problemática, a Breq se la destina al único lugar en la galaxia al que accedería a ir: la estación Athoek, donde deberá proteger a la familia de una teniente a la que conoció en el pasado y a la que mató a sangre fría. Reseñas: «Una novela poderosa.» New York Times «Emocionante y conmovedora.» The Guardian «Éxito asegurado, apasionante y con estilo.» NPR Books Reseñas: «Una novela poderosa.» New York Times «Emocionante y conmovedora.» The Guardian «Éxito asegurado, apasionante y con estilo.» NPR Books

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...

The January/February 2017 issue of the Hugo Award winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Sam J. Miller, A. Merc Rustad, Cassandra Khaw, Maria Dahvana Headley, Theodora Goss, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, reprinted fiction by Ann Leckie, essays by Mark Oshiro, Natalie Luhrs, Delilah S. Dawson, and Angel Cruz, poetry by Carlos Hernandez, Nin Harris, and Nicasio Andres Reed, interviews with A. Merc Rustad and Maria Dahvana Headley by Julia Rios, a cover by John Picacio, and an editorial by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas.

À 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.

FEATURING Paolo Bacigalupi • Elizabeth Bear • Greg Bear • Jeffrey Ford • Neil Gaiman • Nalo Hopkinson • Nisi Shawl • Simon Ings • Gwyneth Jones • Caitlin R. Kiernan • Anne Leckie • Kelly Link • Usman T. Malik • Ian McDonald • Vonda McIntrye • Sam J. Miller • Tamsyn Muir • Robert Reed • Alastair Reynolds • Kim Stanley Robinson • Kelly Robson • Geoff Ryman • Nike Sulway • Catherynne Valente • Genevieve Valentine • Kai Ashante Wilson • Alyssa Wong Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre’s best known anthologies is back with his 10th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy from 2015. With established names and new talent this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the reader to the outer-reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass.

Breq and her crew must stand against an old and powerful enemy and fight for their own destinies in the stunning conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy. A must read for fans of Ursula K. Le Guin and James S. A. Corey. 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. "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could." -- John Scalzi

The January/February 2015 issue of Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Hao Jingfang (translated by Ken Liu), Sam J. Miller, Amal El-Mohtar, Richard Bowes, and Sunny Moraine, classic fiction by Ann Leckie, essays by Jim C. Hines, Erika McGillivray, Michi Trota, and Keidra Chaney, poetry by Isabel Yap, Mari Ness, and Rose Lemberg, interviews with Hao Jingfang (translated by Ken Liu) and Ann Leckie, by Deborah Stanish, a cover by Julie Dillon, and an editoral by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas.

Seeking atonement for past crimes, Breq takes on a mission as captain of a troublesome new crew of Radchai soldiers, in the sequel to the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Ancillary Justice.​ 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. Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy has become one of the new classics of science fiction. Beautifully written and forward thinking, it does what good science fiction does best, taking readers to bold new worlds with plenty explosions along the way.