Review:: Ancillary Mercy, by Ann Leckie

Title: Ancillary Mercy

Author: Ann Leckie

Series: Imperial Radch, #3

Format: Trade Paperback

Rating: ★★★★☆

The first thing I thought when I started Ancillary Mercy was, "Wow, I need to re-read this entire series." As I continued through, I began to remember more, but the urge to do a complete re-read continued. I'm just constantly amazed at Leckie's ability to balance action and politics, tea time and cuddle time. Oh, and the ending gave me everything that I ever wanted, so yeah. SPOILERS.

Review:: Ancillary Sword, by Ann Leckie

Title: Ancillary Sword

Author: Ann Leckie

Series: Imperial Radch, #2

Format: eBook

Rating: ★★★★☆

What if Iain M. Banks' Culture series had a baby with Ursula K. LeGuin's Hainish Cycle? You'd get Ancillary Sword, an awesome book of its own right. It's uncannily savvy about some of the best things: power, oppression, gender, and self-identity. All with a nice dose of machine empathy.