Ancillary Mercy delivers the powerful conclusion to the acclaimed Imperial Radch trilogy. Breq, once a vast starship and now confined to a single human body, finds her fragile control over Athoek Station shattered when an impossible survivor is discovered in the slums and a messenger from the enigmatic Presger empire arrives.
As if that were not enough, Anaander Mianaai—fragmented, unstable, and ruling an empire at war with itself—comes to Athoek, determined to crush Breq and reclaim control. Fleeing with her ship and crew would be the safest choice, but abandoning the people of Athoek to chaos and destruction is something Breq refuses to do.
Balancing tense political manoeuvring with intimate character drama, this science fiction finale explores identity, power, colonial rule, and what it means to claim one’s own future against impossible odds. Readers who enjoy expansive space opera, complex empires, and morally charged decisions will find a richly imagined universe and a satisfying end to the trilogy.
- Final volume of the Imperial Radch series
- Features the Presger, Athoek Station, and Anaander Mianaai
- Winner of the 2016 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel