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Ancillary Mercy

By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Ancillary Justice.

For just a moment, things seem to be under control for the soldier known as Breq. Then a search of Atheok Station's slums turns up someone who shouldn't exist - someone who might be an ancillary from a ship that's been hiding beyond the empire's reach for three thousand years.

In the meantime, a messenger from the alien and mysterious Presger empire arrives, as does Breq's enemy, the divided and quite possibly insane Anaander Mianaai - ruler of an empire that's at war with itself.

Anaander is heavily armed and extremely unhappy with Breq. She could take her ship and crew and flee, but that would leave everyone at Athoek in terrible danger. Breq has a desperate plan. The odds aren't good, but that's never stopped her before.

©2015 Ann Leckie (P)2015 Hachette Audio Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Hard Science Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera
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Great sci-fi, but very much a thinking person's one, not for lovers of action or space opera. The narrator really brought the characters to life with the amazing multitude of voices she carried. The story was good, but I wasn't blown away.

May not have finished if not for Andoh's narration

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On my third listen of the series and finding myself once again looking at antique tea sets on the internet afterwards. It’s a well told story that has change my perception of the genre.

I love this series

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this series is outstanding. the story carries you along with such compelling subtlety you do not want to stop. the readers performance is si atmospheric and rich in style and complexity you feel each character and situation.

incredible creation, brilliant performance

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I have not enjoyed a series so much in a long time. I highly recomend

Loved this series

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a brilliant end to the saga. subtle, thoughtful, surprising. i love Leckie’s ability to weave in a lot of historical and cultural themes, exploring colonialism, gender and class but without ever feeling heavy-handed or preaching. it’s deeply woven into the fabric of the narrative, the canvas on which the story plays out.

andoh’s narration is perfect for this story. calm and understated, but yet full of colour and nuanced expression of emotion. and her accents... 👌 just so good. fast becoming one of my all time favourite narrators

so sad it’s over - on to Leckie’s other works!

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I am in love with Adjoa’s skillful use of accents and tone to bring the many and varied characters to life in the course of this trilogy. Bravo!!!

Fantastic narration of great book

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Great story, one of the best narration performances I’ve heard on any audiobook to date

Amazing narration

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Once I started Book 1, I had to keep going. Absolutely adored this book and the characters. Would happily read it all over again

This trilogy is epic

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I enjoyed this book, it's character driven and continues to centre around a small system rather than grand space opera style. People who prefer mighty space fleet battles and galaxy spanning stories will likely struggle. But if you liked the second book in the series you'll like this one also. The narration was great although there was great emphasis on various national accents to distinguish voices. It worked though.

Worthy conclusion to the series

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I have now listened to this series four times. The writing and the themes are excellent. There's something for everyone. I also love Adios Andohs narration. She really brings the book alive.

I love this series

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