Galactic Empires — Anthology

Galactic Empires -- Anthology

Winning Peace • [Jackaroo] – 2007 — Paul J. McAuley
Night’s Slow Poison – 2012Ann Leckie
All the Painted Stars – 2012 — Gwendolyn Clare
Firstborn – 2005 — Brandon Sanderson
Riding the Crocodile – 2005 — Greg Egan
The Lost Princess Man – 2009 — John Barnes
The Waiting Stars – 2013Aliette de Bodard
Alien Archeology • [Polity Universe] – 2007 — Neal Asher
The Muse of Empires Lost – 2006 — Paul M. Berger
Ghostweight – 2011 — Yoon Ha Lee
A Cold Heart – 2014 — Tobias S. Buckell
The Colonel Returns to the Stars – 2004 — Robert Silverberg
The Impossibles • [Retrieval Artist] – 2011 — Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Utriusque Cosmi – 2009 — Robert Charles Wilson
Section Seven – 2003 — Jack Campbell
Invisible Empire of Ascending Light – 2008 — Ken Scholes
The Man with the Golden Balloon • [The Great Ship Universe] – 2008 — Robert Reed
Looking Through Lace • [Looking Through Lace • 1] – 2003 — Ruth Nestvold
A Letter from the Emperor – 2010 — Steve Rasnic Tem
The Wayfarer’s Advice • [The Imperials Saga] – 2010 — Melinda M. Snodgrass
Seven Years from Home – 2010 — Naomi Novik
Verthandi’s Ring – 2007 — Ian McDonald

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Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2007 — Anthology

Science Fiction: The Best of the Year 2007 -- AnthologyAll copyright 2006.

Standalones

Another Word for Map is Faith — Christopher Rowe
Okanoggan Falls — Carolyn Ives Gilman
Saving for a Sunny Day — Ian Watson
The Cartesian Theater — Robert Charles Wilson
Hesperia and Glory — Ann Leckie
Incarnation Day — Walter Jon Williams
Exit Before Saving — Ruth Nestvold
Inclination — William Shunn
Life on the Preservation — Jack Skillingstead
Me-Topia — Adam Roberts
The House Beyond Your Sky — Benjamin Rosenbaum
A Billion Eves — Robert Reed

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Lake of Souls — Ann Leckie

Lake of Souls -- Ann Leckie

Standalones

Lake of Souls – 2024
Footprints – 2007
Hesperia and Glory – 2006
The Endangered Camp – 2009
Another Word for World – 2015
The Justified – 2019
Bury the Dead – 2007
The Sad History of the Tearless Onion – 2009

Imperial Radch Universe

Night’s Slow Poison – 2012
She Commands Me and I Obey – 2014
The Creation and Destruction of the World – 2015

From the Universe of The Raven Tower

The God of Au – 2008
The Nalendar – 2008
The Snake’s Wife – 2007
Marsh Gods – 2008
The Unknown God – 2010
Saving Bacon – 2014
Beloved of the Sun – 2010

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Translation State — Ann Leckie

Translation State -- Ann LeckieI get the feeling these latest books by Ann are fleshing out the universe she introduced in the Imperial Radch Trilogy and its many varied lifeforms and AI’s.

That’s not to say they’re not enjoyable, well written stories in their own right, they are. And i thoroughly enjoyed this one as well as Provenance, which introduced us to the Geck.

In this story we’re being introduced more intimately to the Presger Translators, who are genetically engineered, very strange beings.

To be honest, i’m looking forward to lots more of these books as we slowly moved towards the Conclave where they all will come together to discuss whether to accept the Two System’s AI’s into the treaty.

Bring it on.

Bye for now.

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Provenance — Ann Leckie

After the two inbetweenie shorts we’re back to novel length stories in the Imperial Radch Universe.

In this story we find ourselves on a planet outside of the Radch empire who are having a bit of a political squabble with some neighbours over the jump gates in their neighbourhood, and also quite a bit of a political squabble amongst themselves.

Our protagonist, Ingray, is trying to show her mother that she’s better than her brother because they’re competing for her inheritance, but Ingray keeps blundering through, making mistakes, because she’s unearthed a can of worms that others have set in motion.

In some ways there’s a continuation of the Imperial Radch Trilogy in that people are talking about the upcoming Conclave with the Presger.   The Geck have already sent an ambassador, who has gotten itself sidetracked chasing down a Geck fugitive, which just happens to fall right in Ingray’s path, turning her plans upside down as well.   But, as everyone says, it’ll be a very long time before the Conclave happens, and i think this is Ann’s way of saying there’ll be a lot more of these side stories before we get to the Conclave.   I do hope so because this is a wonderful universe that Ann has created and it’s nice to get out and explore it’s many cultures and life forms.

All in all though, Provenance has been a really good story.   There’s plenty going on and Ingray is a wonderful protagonist to follow this story through.

Next up, Ann has written Translation State, also in this universe.   Which i’m diving straight into eagerly.

Bye for now.

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She Commands Me and I Obey — Ann Leckie

She Commands Me and I Obey -- Ann LeckieWell this was not what i expected.

Apparently, supposedly, based in the same universe as the Imperial Radch Trilogy, i was expecting something as good as the trilogy but instead got this jumble-luted mess of names that was just ridiculous to follow.

Really, your readers expect much, much better, Ann.   Although, as i have said in the past, every writer is allowed to write something utterly below their abilities once in while.   But it’s still annoying to wade through this nonsense.

Even the sports match was just nonsense.   Was it like a game of tennis or something?   I really couldn’t work out what the game was about.

Onwards and upwards, next in this universe is Provenance, i do hope for much better.

Bye for now.

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