Occupation Author Name Ann Leckie | Period 2006–present Nationality American Role Author | |
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Notable awards Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction Books Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, Ancillary Mercy | ||
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Ann Leckie (born 1966) is an American author and editor of science fiction and fantasy. Her 2013 debut novel Ancillary Justice won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novel as well as the Nebula Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the BSFA Award. The sequels Ancillary Sword and Ancillary Mercy each won the Locus Award and were nominated for the Nebula Award.
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- Slwg author series with ann leckie
- Book review ancillary justice by ann leckie
- Career
- Imperial Radch trilogy
- Forthcoming novels
- Awards and nominations
- Personal life
- References
Book review ancillary justice by ann leckie
Career
Having grown up as a science fiction fan in St. Louis, Missouri, Leckie's attempts in her youth to get her science fiction works published were unsuccessful. One of her few publications from that time was an unattributed bodice-ripper in True Confessions.
After giving birth to her children in 1996 and 2000, boredom as a stay-at-home mother motivated her to sketch a first draft of what would become Ancillary Justice for National Novel Writing Month 2002. In 2005, Leckie attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop, studying under Octavia Butler. After that, she wrote Ancillary Justice over a period of six years; it was picked up by Orbit in 2012.
Leckie has published numerous short stories, including in Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons and Realms of Fantasy. Her short stories have been selected for inclusion in year's best collections, such as The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, edited by Rich Horton.
She edited the science fiction and fantasy online magazine Giganotosaurus from 2010 to 2013, and is assistant editor of the PodCastle podcast. She served as the secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2012 to 2013.
Imperial Radch trilogy
Leckie's debut novel Ancillary Justice, the first book of the "Imperial Radch" space opera trilogy, was published to critical acclaim in October 2013, and obtained all principal English-language science fiction awards. It follows Breq, the sole survivor of a starship destroyed by treachery, and the vessel of that ship's artificial consciousness, as she attempts to revenge herself on the ruler of her civilization. The sequel, Ancillary Sword, was published in October 2014, and the conclusion, Ancillary Mercy, was published in October 2015.
"Night's Slow Poison" (2014) and "She Commands Me and I Obey" (2014) are short stories set in the same universe.
Forthcoming novels
In 2015, Orbit Books purchased two additional novels from Leckie. The first, Provenance, is scheduled for publication on 3 October 2017 and is set in the Imperial Radch universe. The second is an unrelated science fiction novel.
Awards and nominations
Personal life
Leckie obtained a degree in music from Washington University in 1989. She has since held various jobs, including as a waitress, a receptionist, a land surveyor and a recording engineer. She is married to David Harre, with whom she has a son and daughter, and lives with her family in St. Louis, Missouri.