<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>