![]() ![]() The reason for this is that the first person narrator, Breq, speaks a language (obviously ‘translated’ into English) with no pronouns for male human beings–everyone is ‘she’ for her. In fact, I have managed to read the whole trilogy only at the third try. Yet, all these accolades and the hype puzzle me: I cannot say that I have enjoyed reading the books, except for a richly comical secondary character, Translator Zeiat, who deserves a trilogy of his/her own. ![]() Both sequels won the Locus Award and nominations for the Nebula Award. Clarke and BSFA awards, an impressive feat. The first novel, which was also her first published work, won the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. 1966, USA) is the author of the acclaimed trilogy composed by Ancillary Justice (2013), Ancillary Sword (2014) and Ancillary Mercy (2015). So, to compensate for that, I’ll add here my own particular contribution, commenting on a novel trilogy and a film and how they connect with advances in artificial intelligence.Īnn Leckie (b. ![]() For the last two years, the congress has been preceded by the Mobile Week BCN ( ), which has presented a dense programme of events (talks, workshops, performances, etc)… in which science fiction has been completely forgotten, as usual. Barcelona hosts this week the Mobile World Congress, which means that news about technology will dominate the media for a few days (leaving absurd politics aside). ![]()
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