Provenance (a New Novel Set In The World Of The Hugo, Nebula And Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Ancillary Justice)

By (author) Leckie Ann
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Ann Leckie''s debut Ancillary Justice is the only book to ever win all three of science fiction''s biggest awards (the Hugo, the Nebula and the Clarke) - now she''s back with a powerful story of theft, privilege and birthright
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BSFA (BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION) AWARD 2018

''Excellent'' Book Smugglers

''A fitting addition to the Ancillary world'' NPR

''Gripping . . . richly detailed and rewarding'' SciFiNow

''Thrilling, out-of-this world stuff'' Stylist

Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with a thrilling new story of power, theft, privilege and birthright.

A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artefacts prized by her people. She must free their thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned.

Ingray and her charge will return to their home world to find their planet in political turmoil at the heart of an escalating interstellar conflict. Together, they must make a new plan to salvage Ingray''s future, her family and her world, before they are lost to her for good.

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Gripping . . . richly detailed and rewarding
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Excellent
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A fitting addition to the Ancillary world
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Thrilling, out-of-this world stuff
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A fast-paced, moving and intellectually satisfying story of love and vengeance . . . It''s by turns thrilling, moving and awe-inspiring
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A sharply written space opera . . . A gripping read
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A novel that will thrill you like the page-turner it is, but stick with you for a long time afterwards
Biographical note
The record-breaking winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and British Science Fiction Association Awards for her debut novel, Ann Leckie lives in St Louis, Missouri, with her husband, children and cats. You can find her website at www.annleckie.com or chat to her on Twitter at @Ann_Leckie.