Think Galactic: Ancillary Justice

Much overdue on this one: Wiscon etc. happened right after. Apologies in advance, have a handful of writeups to knock out before we're caught up.

Also this has been a much-discussed book, including a number of discussions at clubs I didn't attend or before Positron started.

But! Ancillary Justice! Ann Leckie! Think Galactic!

This Hugo-winning novel certainly created a lot of buzz; it's one of those books that an unusually high percentage of SF/F folks have read and have opinions about. Which is cool! Canons are problematic, but having a set of touchstones in common is, I would opine, extremely valuable for any community, and helps to prevent some of the cultural balkanization that can otherwise occur.

But I digress! Possible spoilers below:

Blackstone F & SF: Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie's “Ancillary Justice”, whatever else it is, is certainly turning into a touchstone for the SF community—I can't think of a book in recent years that so many people are reading and discussing, regardless of their usual tastes in the genre. Last night the Blackstone Fantasy & Science Fiction Book Club took a crack at it. Spoilers and nitpicks below!

Windycon Clubs!

 Phandemonium & Chi-SF, Ancillary Justice & Good Omens

Trekked out to Lombard, IL to visit Windy Con 41 for the day yesterday, mostly for a chance to sit down with the Phandemonium & Chicago Speculative Fiction Community reading groups.