Book-Space! #15. Ancillary Justice

Apr 30

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Wee Aquinas is wondering if the decision to let the Book-Space! and Space-Cast! occupy the same channel will bite him in the ass. The thing is, though, each channel costs extra money. Like, come on. Extra money.

What does a hive mind do when it’s no longer a hive mind? Rent a helicopter, of course. Join Brock, Summer, and Dan as we discuss Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie, and chat about colonial empires, undying rulers, and pronouns. Listen here or download here.

Next time, we’ll be talking about A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine.

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  1. pld2's avatar pld2 | July 13, 2024 at 12:11 am

    Hi, regarding Jane Austen in space but “no one gets betrothed” and there being no Mr Darcy, there really is a lot of romance and hand-wringing. And some is even ironically hampered by the lack of a class division. e.g. here is one of my favorite ideas and side plot threads:

    Mercy chapter 9

    “But that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. I didn’t even begin to realize it until you said you wanted to be someone who could be a captain.”

    “[…] I was hurt and disappointed when I saw how you felt. […] And maybe it isn’t that spoilers. Maybe it’s that ships love people who could be captains.

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