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A review by dreynoldsbook
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
adventurous
reflective
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
It’s a couple of years since I read the first of the series so I wasn’t completely up to speed when I started the novel. But it seemed like a bit of a detour. It’s clearly a not particularly disguised critique of colonialism. Maybe a bit too on the nose with tea plantations and slavery chucked in.
The world building and subtle politicking lifted it above the too obvious though. I often found it difficult to follow the implications of what was happening but wasn’t sure how much of that was due to my having read the first a while ago and how much was due to Leckie’s writing which can seem obfuscating at times.
It’s all very well conceived and convincing though.
The world building and subtle politicking lifted it above the too obvious though. I often found it difficult to follow the implications of what was happening but wasn’t sure how much of that was due to my having read the first a while ago and how much was due to Leckie’s writing which can seem obfuscating at times.
It’s all very well conceived and convincing though.