Fascinating and highly acclaimed, Ancillary Justice, the first book in Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch series, explores the consequences of imperialism and the nature of identity through the experience of a multiple-bodied protagonist who has lived as both a ship and a human being.

Philosophically, the novel is interested in language, culture, gender, revenge, and the nature of personal responsibility, among other things; from a literary point of view, it is in deep conversation with its science-fiction ancestors and employs an interesting non-linear narrative structure. In this module, we will discuss all the above and more.