<p><b><i><br> Ancillary Sword</i> is the sequel to <i>Ancillary Justice</i>, the debut which is the only novel to ever win the Hugo, the Nebula and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.</b><br> <br> Breq is a soldier who used to be a warship. Once a weapon of conquest controlling thousands of minds, now she only has a single body and serves the emperor she swore to destroy.<br> Given a new ship and a troublesome crew, Breq is ordered to the only place in the galaxy she will agree to go: to Athoek station, to protect the family of a lieutenant she once knew - a lieutenant she murdered in cold blood.<br> <br> The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with <b><i>Ancillary Justice</i></b>, continues in <b><i>Ancillary Sword</i></b> and concludes with <b><i>Ancillary Mercy</i></b>.<br> Also available now: <b><i>Provenance</i></b> is a stunning standalone adventure set in the same world as <i>Ancillary Justice. NPR</i> calls it <b>'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world'</b>.<br> <br> Praise for the trilogy:<br> <br> <b>'ENGAGING AND PROVOCATIVE'</b><br> <i>SFX Magazine</i><br> <br> <b>'UNEXPECTED, COMPELLING AND VERY COOL'</b><br> John Scalzi<br> <br> <b>'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED'</b><br> <i>Independent on Sunday</i><br> <br> <b>'MIND-BLOWING'</b><br> <i>io9.com</i><br> <br> <b>'THRILLING, MOVING AND AWE-INSPIRING'</b><br> <i>Guardian</i><br> <br> <b>'UTTER PERFECTION'</b><br> <i>The Book Smugglers</i><br> <br> <b>'ASTOUNDINGLY ASSURED AND GRACEFUL'</b><br> <i>Strange Horizons</i><br> <br> <b>'ESTABLISHES LECKIE AS AN HEIR TO BANKS'</b><br> Elizabeth Bear</p>