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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
A reasonable conclusion to the series, though honestly a bit thin. I find myself a bit guilty lamenting that there wasn't more fireworks at the end. The story just sort of ended. It didn't feel like the end of a series I guess, just the end of one book in a series.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fantastic final part to the series. Adore the way it ended. Seivarden is my forever blorbo now I think.
Well, well, well...done already! The adventures of the former ship ancillary Breq and his rag tag crew have had their final showdown with the bad side of Anaander Mianaai at the outer reaches of the Radchaai empire. I loved the characters Sphene and Presger Translator Zeiat, who brought a wonderful comedic element to this book. Everything concludes in a manner totally in line with the flavor of the other books in the series. This is NOT a series for adrenaline junkies, which I can live with. Nice not to have to have a body count after each chapter. The story is more a thoughtful perusal of a future involving cloning, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technologies and how a human-like species might evolve with those technologies at their disposal. To keep things in balance, even with all of the extra advantages, the "humans" are still vastly out-intelligenced by the Presger species...so they are not all powerful.
The end is also very nice...Breq makes a point that even though this story ends here, just like in real life all of the characters will go on to other stories. Since I see that Lecki has another book coming out set in this same universe, it makes a great deal of sense! LOL
The end is also very nice...Breq makes a point that even though this story ends here, just like in real life all of the characters will go on to other stories. Since I see that Lecki has another book coming out set in this same universe, it makes a great deal of sense! LOL
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I didn't hate it! Based on my reaction to Book 2, my expectations here were super-low, and with super-low expectations, I'm fairly satisfied with how things turned out. That said, there are still the usual space opera problems. The world-/universe-building just makes so little sense.
Nice to see the only protagonist with canonically established male genitalia self-identifying with female pronouns.
Nice to see the only protagonist with canonically established male genitalia self-identifying with female pronouns.
Great character building for main protagonist and the supporting cast. Many complaints were about too much tea but I did not have issues with the quirks presented throughout the story.
I look forward to additional stories which focus on The Lord of the Rauch. To avoid spoilers I will not discuss any further. The character as presented highly imaginative and shows the's inventiveness.
I look forward to additional stories which focus on The Lord of the Rauch. To avoid spoilers I will not discuss any further. The character as presented highly imaginative and shows the's inventiveness.
Possibly even better than the first one, which is saying a lot. Or it could be that it just seemed better because by this point I know the characters so well. Regardless, it is a beautifully executed, wonderfully written, superbly original, flawlessly thought-out book. The characters are all fully realized, the action is engaging, peoples' motivation makes sense, and it brings up all sorts of interesting issues about autonomy, loyalty, government, ambition, and power. All while being a ripping good read.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. [a:Ann Leckie|3365457|Ann Leckie|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1402526383p2/3365457.jpg] deserves all the awards. This book is the epitome of what good science fiction should be.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. [a:Ann Leckie|3365457|Ann Leckie|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1402526383p2/3365457.jpg] deserves all the awards. This book is the epitome of what good science fiction should be.
Very good series. It is interesting how there’s this “global” issue and how the MC just doesn’t care for either side. This is shown when the trilogy ends… without any proper ending for that story line lol. That was risky and unique. But it’s still 5 stars overall for me because the issues that the MC does care about ARE resolved.
Unfortunately, "Ancillary Mercy" continued the downward trend set by "Ancillary Sword". The amazing world building practically ceases in the novel. The powerful metaphysical questions of slavery and inhabitation of multiple bodies are largely morphed into a significantly less impactful discourse on privacy and tyranny. The main protagonist does not morph out of a cookie-cutter do-gooder. Besides making me want to drink more tea from a teapot, "Ancillary Mercy" largely falls flat. It is such a shame that the sequels to "Ancillary Justice" did not hold a torch to the original!