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  • By: Ann Leckie
  • Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
  • Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (319 ratings)
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Provenance

By: Ann Leckie
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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Summary

Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2018.

Shortlisted for the Locus Awards 2018.

Shortlisted for the BSFA Awards 2018.

Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with a thrilling new story of power, theft, privilege and birthright.

A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artefacts prized by her people. She must free their thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned. 

Ingray and her charge will return to their home world to find their planet in political turmoil, at the heart of an escalating interstellar conflict. Together, they must make a new plan to salvage Ingray's future, her family, and her world, before they are lost to her for good.

The Imperial Radch trilogy begins with Ancillary Justice, continues in Ancillary Sword and concludes with Ancillary Mercy

Also available now: Provenance is a stunning standalone adventure set in the same world as Ancillary Justice.

©2017 Ann Leckie (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group

Critic reviews

"Excellent." (Book Smugglers)

"Gripping...richly detailed and rewarding." (SciFiNow)

"A fitting addition to the Ancillary world." (NPR)

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A bit of a letdown after Ancillary series

Same universe, many of the same elements as the Breq stories but an annoying whiny lead character and a faintly silly storyline. None of the interesting collective AI aspects.

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Ann Leckie has done it again. Another great story

Provenance is set in the same universe as Ann Leckie's Radch novels. Like them it is thought provoking without being "heavy". The story is well paced & the narration by Adjoa Andoh is perfect.

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Interesting, but complicated.

I loved the authors first trilogy. But this follow up doesn't quite have the same zip and vim I'm afraid.

The narration is as fantastic as ever, but the lead character wonders around like Nancy Drew in space figuring out the nafarous plans of the evil dibbly bongs from the planet gobble drool who are working for the master race of thingybob who are mates with the higs bosons who went on holiday with the Joneses from galactic central just last week and then some one dies. And our plucky heroine saves the day and rescues the day for something, or someone. And a bowl... I think

Lots of characters and all a touch contrived.

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Good, but not as good as the ancillary series

It's good to be back in the world of the radch, and the characters are just as compelling. Leckie's knack for language is also in evidence but somehow this may doesn't grab me as much as the ancillary series. This is good its just not as good...

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Very, very dull

This book just annoyed me. A very thin story. I’m not sure I’d class it as sci-fi either.

Don’t waste your time or money.

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A complex, nuanced vision.

The author's subtle humour is delivered by this accomplished narrator with a deadpan style and a twinkle in her voice.
Initially, I worried the various different pronouns were likely to get tiresome, but it never happened, the story took over and I spent more time listening to the dialogue for the humour. You do have to listen for it, it is never signalled.
While it will be described by some as politically correct and even a feminist novel, these labels are irrelevant to what is a sci-fi novel of political intrigue and a range of characters displaying a great deal of panache.

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Overly complicated

A lot of moving parts and subplots for what turns out to be not an overly exciting story

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Why, though?

I was excited to listen to this book after finishing the Ancilliary series. Wow, what a let down. It just isn't up to the standard and level of Ancilliary at all. I felt that it could have been a short story, or at most, a novella. It just draaaaaaaaaaags.

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Like Le Carre in Space

I mean it as high praise to say that this book mixes elements of two of my favourite authors: John le Carre and Iain Banks. Intrigue with a background of far-future human and alien factions and a sympathetic protagonist mean it’s approachable but with a good deal of depth. On top of that, I think Adjoa Andoh’s performance is one of the best I’ve ever heard. She clearly delineates the voices and gives life to their emotions seemingly effortlessly. In particular it seems she’s reading a long way ahead so that nuances are described in the text quite a way after she’s started voicing them. Very impressive.

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Anne Leckie Is the Best

Anne Leckie adds another delightful chapter to the story she began in Ancillary Justice. It can be enjoyed without having read the earlier books. But readers who loved those books are in for a treat. The story, the characters, and the world building are wonderful. SF has enjoyed a golden decade, with an amazingly talented pool of writers producing some of the finest tales in the genre's history. And Anne Leckie is master of the field. Now add to the mix the magic of Adjoa Andoh's narration. Provenance is a story you will want to listen to again and again.

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