內容簡介
內容簡介 史上唯一一部同時榮獲2014年三項奇 科幻小說獎項(Hugo, Nebula, 與Arthur C. Clarke Awards)的作品,《紐約時報》暢銷作家Ann Leckie Ancillary三部曲之首部。「雙線的敘事確保了讀者被天真但意志堅定的主角所吸引,她努力要扭轉不公不義的宇宙。作者Leckie利用一個擴張主義的銀河帝國與一心一意追求正義的主角,以嶄新的方式打破了以太空大戰為主的科幻小說窠臼。這個了不起的初試啼聲之作,成功地使主角Breq成為讀者關注的對象,也使Leckie成為值得注目的天才作家。」--《出版人周刊》(Publishers Weekly)一個名為Radch的銀河帝國,以人工智慧控制被視為”附屬物”(ancillaries) 的人體,這些附屬物被拿來當作保護帝國的軍人。在遙遠、冰封的星球上,一個名為Breq的軍人一心只想完成她的任務。Breq其實是一艘名叫Toren 正義(Justice of Toren)的巨大太空戰艦,戰艦上的人工智慧連結了數千位軍人,為征服整個銀河的Radch帝國服務。因為Radch帝國國王Anaander Mianaai以奸計摧毀了戰艦”Toren正義”,只留下Breq這個被當作附屬物的脆弱軀體,一心報復的Breq如何找出戰艦被摧毀的原因,如何找回”正義”?The only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards and the first book in Ann Leckie's New York Times bestselling trilogy.On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy.Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance.In the Ancillary world:1. Ancillary Justice2. Ancillary Sword3. Ancillary Mercy
作者介紹
作者介紹 Ann Leckie has worked as a waitress, a receptionist, a rodman on a land-surveying crew, a lunch lady, and a recording engineer. The author of many published short stories, and former secretary of the Science Fiction Writers of America, she lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, children, and cats.