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Ann Leckie
Ann Leckie

Ann Leckie, born on March 2, 1966, in Canada, is a renowned science fiction author. Her works are highly praised for their unique narrative style and in-depth exploration of gender issues. Leckie's 'Ancillary Justice' series has won multiple awards, including the Hugo Award, making her a leading figure in the science fiction literature world. more

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“The Romans have provided a lot of writers with a model for various interstellar empires, of course, and no wonder. The Roman Empire is a really good example of a large empire that, in one form or another, functioned for quite a long time over a very large area. And over all that time, there was all sorts of exciting drama - civil wars and assassinations and revolts and bits breaking off and being forced back in ... But I didn't want my future - however fanciful it was - to be entirely European. The Radchaai aren't meant to be Romans in Space.”

“To cover politics in Washington allows you to live in the very, very wide gap between what the actual truth is, and how people are trying to manipulate the truth. They speak in the language of spin, obsequiousness, obfuscation. The meta of politics is just this endless source of material that can shed light on the psychology of the process.”