Top 3 Ann Leckie Books

Faced with the conception of science fiction as a minor and restrictive genre, it must be defended that this genre is an open space for all types of people. In the first place from the perspective of the reader who finds adventure but also new assumptions, innovative ideas and always refreshing perspectives. but also as an area of ​​creation for people with concerns.

In fact, beyond gender labels, who was going to tell Ann leckie that she would end up becoming a valued science fiction writer? She "only" devoted herself to housework until, in her forties, she began to write, guided by that imprint of the latent writer.

Writing, like running, can be a hobby discovered by chance (you just have to wear sneakers or start scribbling a script) and that can end up reaching unsuspected heights. It is true that Ann Leckie already had a reading predilection for science fiction, but until that moment it was only about reading as a hobby.

Science Fiction can sound like sophistication, like overly exotic literature. For me what really happens is that prejudices limit. If we let our imagination run around a good fantasy or science fiction story, we end up discovering the true scope of this type of literature that can address from the cosmic to the existential.

So Ann Leckie, who could never have thought of being a writer, let alone a hundred fiction, published her first novel back in 2013 and everything else came in a rush.

It is true that a creative restlessness can lead to an obvious failure if it is not equipped with tools. In order for that first novel Auxiliary Justice to reach the levels of success that it achieved, since 2000, Ann made an effort to cultivate her concern through courses and specific training.

And today we find an outstanding writer of this mostly male gender. At the height of contemporary authors such as Dan simmons o John Scalzi.

Ann Leckie's Top 3 Recommended Novels

Auxiliary Justice

The idea of ​​this novel already haunted this author since she thought about writing as a channel for her creativity. Beyond the first drafts, once she was trained in creative writing, she dedicated herself to thoroughly digging into her debut work, I suppose still reconciling her housework full-time.

And the truth is that dedication and learning led her to materialize an idea in a novel already recognized by all fans of the subgenre of space operas. Under the auspices of the Radch, the great dominating empire of the galaxy, soldiers and artificial intelligence like Breq were in charge of maintaining order and rules.

But every empire, no matter how large, can suffer an attack that will arrange it close to its total defeat. And only evil can undertake that mission with the most evil ends and the darkest forces.

In the throes of his existence as an AI, Breq must face weakly the greatest threat ever known.

Auxiliary Justice

Auxiliary sword

To get closer to the magnitude of Ann's work, it is best to stick to the chronology of her published novels. Although this novel seems more like an interesting transition to the third part, we must continue it as an imperative reading to enjoy the whole.

We continue with Breq, reduced to his last level of existence as a mere soldier. Now he must serve the new established power and face the consequences of the great conflict that still holds the embers of its destruction.

Between the evocations of the dispute for the power of the Galaxy and the feeling of latent revenge, from the Athoek station we gained in empathy and a detailed setting to face the final assault.

A novel that garnered many awards, perhaps for its intention to provide a more complete story in its deepening of aspects such as the moral and ideology of this new world, as well as the humanization of that "auxiliary" tagline that contributes and makes compatible what remains human ...

Auxiliary sword

Auxiliary mercy

When you face the end of a saga, you start with that bated breath. In the case of this resolution of a plot that has contributed so much and good to the science fiction genre, to the space operas and to the idea of ​​Artificial Intelligence as a near future that can turn humans into helpers of whatever their intention, we started reading.

We soon sense Athoek as that place once again threatened, with the empathic sense of remote humanity. Breq is still that star character, halfway between the AI ​​and the vestiges of a human soul transferred to the most distant cosmos.

And just when Breq finds a possibility to seek his freedom aboard a ship, the threat of Anaander Mianaai, the old Lord of the Radch is announced with sinister intentions about Althoek. Between the desire to flee from Breq and the feeling of abandonment to their fate for the inhabitants of Althoek Station, Breq may find an alternative that can guide the fate of the entire Galaxy for the better ...

Auxiliary mercy
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