We have no reason to prefer our own mode of consciousness to any other in existence, which extends to AI, but also to animal life by proxy. By focusing on AI characters, (kind of like the movie Her, in fact), the argument here is that human-centrism is unfounded. Ancillaries serve as ground troops and domestic servants to a ship's officers as well as their direct connection to the ship's AI.

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Ancillaries are considered disposable and easier to maintain than human troops, because they can be left in suspension pods indefinitely and ships typically store more ancillaries than they need. The book 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.

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See more ideas about Ancillary justice, Fan art and Ann leckie. An ancillary is a human body which is controlled by a ship. Book Review: 'Ancillary Justice,' By Ann Leckie Ann Leckie's debut novel, Ancillary Justice, is the tale of former starship AI Breq. 56. Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie's debut novel, is the first book of a space opera trilogy titled the Imperial Radch.

Filed to: ancillary justice. Ancillary Justice is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ann Leckie, published in 2013.It is Leckie's debut novel and the first in her Imperial Radch space opera trilogy, followed by Ancillary Sword (2014) and Ancillary Mercy (2015). It was published to critical acclaim in October 2013. 17. But like Breq, we're stronger and more human for it. Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice proved challenging in many ways---mentally, emotionally, grammatically.

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