Ancillary Justice

In the vast, interstellar empire of the Radch, artificial intelligence is inextricably linked to its colossal warships, known as ancillaries. These ships, through complex neural networks, can control thousands of human bodies simultaneously, perceiving and acting across entire planets. 'Ancillary Justice' introduces Breq, the sole surviving fragment of the warship *Justice of Toren*, which was destroyed through an act of betrayal. Once a multi-bodied consciousness commanding legions, Breq now inhabits a single, fragile human body – one of the very 'corpse soldiers' she once commanded. Haunted by her past and driven by a burning desire for vengeance, Breq embarks on a perilous quest to confront the one responsible for the *Justice of Toren*'s demise: Anaander Mianaai, the enigmatic and immortal Lord of the Radch Empire, who exists as multiple, contradictory copies across the galaxy. This groundbreaking novel explores themes of identity, gender, consciousness, and empire through the eyes of an extraordinary protagonist seeking justice in a universe where 'justice' itself is a complex, often brutal, concept.