Ancillary Sword is the sequel to Ancillary Justice, the debut which is the only novel to ever win the Hugo, the Nebula and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

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.

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.

The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with Ancillary Justice, continues in Ancillary Sword and concludes with Ancillary Mercy.

Also available now: Provenance is a stunning standalone adventure set in the same world as Ancillary Justice. NPR calls it 'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world'.

Praise for the trilogy:

'ENGAGING AND PROVOCATIVE'

SFX Magazine

'UNEXPECTED, COMPELLING AND VERY COOL'

John Scalzi

'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED'

Independent on Sunday

'MIND-BLOWING'

io9.com

'THRILLING, MOVING AND AWE-INSPIRING'

Guardian

'UTTER PERFECTION'

The Book Smugglers

'ASTOUNDINGLY ASSURED AND GRACEFUL'

Strange Horizons

'ESTABLISHES LECKIE AS AN HEIR TO BANKS'

Elizabeth Bear