by Ann Leckie – 2013

Praise has fallen on this debut novel like rain: it’s won the Hugo, Nebula, British Science Fiction, Locus, and Arthur C. Clarke awards.

On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.

Once, she was the Justice of Toren – a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy.

Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance.