Ann Leckie
Bood 2 of the Imperial Radch trilogy
Good ol' fashioned sci-fi, space thriller. Many systems, with "gate travel" allowing the traversal of vast distances relatively quickly. The galaxy is in political turmoil. The individuals in the story are trying to do right, and be on the right side for humanity. Love it. What makes this particularly interesting is the use of AI. The main character, Fleet Captain Breq, is actually an AI. And even better is the logical extension of how an AI development would happen. Breq used to be a ship (in the first book Ancillary Justice). The ship had part of its intelligence in ancillary humans (bodies with implants) and Breq is the last remaining portion of this ship. In the same way, the supreme ruler of this area of space is the Lord of the Radch, and this Lord is an AI who has also extended her intelligence into many thousands of ancillaries. The current "trouble" is that the Lord of the Radch was spread too thin and bifurcated... meaning she battles against herself. Fabulous. So many fun things to consider, and don't even get me started on the fact that the entire character set is female. Need to go back and read the first book now.
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