Each ship and its ancillaries share a unified consciousness.

The Radch kills some prisoners of war and keeps the rest frozen on board the troopships for future use as ancillaries: The same artificial intelligence that controls the ship later animates the soldier bodies (non-Radchaai refer to ancillaries as “corpse soldiers”). The word “Radchaai” itself means both “citizen” and “civilized.” The Radch has been expanding aggressively for millennia, “annexing” other planets, eliminating those who resist, and assimilating the survivors into the political order and culture of the Radch. The interstellar empire in which the story takes place is known as the Radch and its inhabitants as Radchaai. It's a bold, moving book that deals with gender, religion, persecution, discrimination. Clarke Awards: This record-breaking novel follows a warship trapped in a human body on a quest for revenge. It is a product of the now and deals with the topics that are most relevant in the 21st century. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Ancillary Justice is the right book at just the right time. Her story Hesperia and Glory was reprinted in Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition edited by Rich Horton. She has also published short stories in Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Realms of Fantasy. Clarke Award winning novel Ancillary Justice. The title of the book refers both to the protagonist’s origins as Justice of Toren’s ancillary and to her desire to right past wrongs. It would however be a huge mistake to think that Anne Leckie received such accolade for her gender. Ann Leckie is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Breq, the first-person narrator and protagonist, embarks on a quest for vengeance. Ancillary Justice tells the story of Breq, the sole surviving “segment” of the artificial intelligence that once animated an interstellar troop ship, Justice of Toren, and its ancillary soldiers. Ancillary Justice is the first in Leckies space trilogy, 'Imperial Radch.

Ancillary justice by ann leckie