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En un planeta helado y remoto, una soldado llamada Breq se está acercando al cumplimiento de su misión. En el pasado, Breq era Justicia de Toren, un crucero de batalla colosal con una inteligencia artificial que conectaba a miles de soldados que servían al Radch, el imperio que había conquistado la galaxia. Ahora, un acto de traición la ha hecho pedazos y solo cuenta con un único y frágil cuerpo humano, numerosas preguntas sin responder y un ardiente deseo de venganza.

Breq es una soldado que tiempo atrás había sido una nave militar, un arma de conquista que controlaba miles de mentes. Pero ahora dispone de un único cuerpo y sirve a la soberana a la que había jurado eliminar. Con una nueva nave y una tripulación problemática, a Breq se la destina al único lugar en la galaxia al que accedería a ir: la estación Athoek, donde deberá proteger a la familia de una teniente a la que conoció en el pasado y a la que mató a sangre fría.

Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards: This record-breaking novel follows a warship trapped in a human body on a quest for revenge. A must read for fans of Ursula K. Le Guin and James S. A. Corey. "There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who...

Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone from award-winning author Ann Leckie. The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star has always been a source of both conflict and hope for the people of Ooioiaa. However, the imperial Radch see it...

A triumph of the imagination, The Raven Tower is the first fantasy novel by Ann Leckie, New York Times best-selling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Awards.

On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big mission: to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future.

Look outward beyond the stars with six stories from bestselling visionary authors. An AI awakens to its purpose. A researcher seeds a thousand new worlds for one more chance at love. A murder rocks the crew of an interstellar ship. With a sweeping sense of wonder, these stories explore the galaxy . . . and the horizons of humanity’s potential.

Seit Jahrhunderten wird das Königreich Iraden von einem Gott beschützt: Er heißt der Rabe und residiert in einem Turm in der mächtigen Hafenstadt Vastai. Von dort wacht er über das Reich. Seinen göttlichen Willen lässt er über einen Rabenvogel an seinen menschlichen "Statthalter" kundtun. Der Vogel des Rabengottes ist tot, und die göttliche Regel schreibt vor, auch der "Statthalter" muss unverzüglich sterben, um Platz für seinen Nachfolger zu machen.

Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe. Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled The Raven Tower. Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls. And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie.

Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new...

Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, June 2023. 'There are few who write science fiction like Ann Leckie can. There are few who ever could' John Scalzi The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across the stars in this powerful new...

The record-breaking debut novel that won every major science fiction award in 2014, Ancillary Justice is the story of a warship trapped in a human body and her search for revenge. Ann Leckie is the first author to win the Arthur C. Clarke, the Nebula and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in the same...

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 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.