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Provenance

By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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 SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BSFA AWARDS
PART OF THE HUGO-AWARD WINNING SERIES

'Excellent' Book Smugglers

'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world' NPR

'Gripping . . . richly detailed and rewarding' SciFiNow

'Thrilling, out-of-this world stuff' Stylist

Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with a thrilling new story of power, theft, privilege and birthright.
A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artefacts prized by her people. She must free their thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned.
Ingray and her charge will return to their home world to find their planet in political turmoil, at the heart of an escalating interstellar conflict. Together, they must make a new plan to salvage Ingray's future, her family, and her world, before they are lost to her for good.

The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with Ancillary Justice, continues in Ancillary Sword and concludes with Ancillary Mercy.
Also available now: Provenance is a stunning standalone adventure set in the same world as Ancillary Justice. NPR calls it 'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world'.©2017 Ann Leckie (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group Science Fiction Fiction Solar System Interstellar
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I loved everything about the plot and story of this book - totally caught up in it the whole time. The quality of the book helped me deal with the annoying narrator - lots of regional accents did help distinguish the various characters, but they made no sense. Why would siblings have divergent accents? Why would people from the same city not speak the same? Some accents were so over the top that they almost sounded like racist stereotypes.

Great story annoying narrator

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I love how there is an intricate personal story set among an expansive universe - but the universe building doesn't dominate the story and instead the personal story takes center stage.
The narrator is great - makes it very enjoyable to listen to.

Love the intricate personal story & setting

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Set in the same universe as the Ancillary Justice books, this story is a change of pace. It's more of a political / mystery story. The characters are interesting and many turn out to be more than they seem as the story progressed. I wasn't enthralled but I was entertained and I certainly have no regrets buying this book.
If you loved Ancillary Justice trilogy you'll probably like this book.

Slow paced but interesting

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Can’t wait for more from this duo. Ann Leckie writes is such a different unique way which has me excited for more.

Great author great narrator

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Adjoah Andoh is such a gifted narrator, I adore her way of reading Leckie’s works!

Andoh in her full glory once again

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I like the universe Ann has created and the characters she has invented. They come to life through Adjoa’s brilliant narration. I find Ingray is a little too drippy particularly toward the end.

Another book or two about the conclave would be nice. And I want to know what a preska looks like.

Heard the series so far and will definitely continue when Ann writes the next one.

Gripping story well told.

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lived it, like all books from this author. very intricate plot. interesting to hear a story set in the ancillary world but from such a different viewpoint (things that were so important are now mere afterthoughts)

loved it. intricate plot

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Very hard to follow the story and language
the use of unconventional pro nouns for people confuses things

hard to follow

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Coming to Provenance off the back of the The Imperial Radch series, I was quite disappointed. I abandoned the book after having listened for seven hours and realising I didn't care about resuming it.

Quite a disappointment

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