Ancillary Justice
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckieby Ann Leckie
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended as a clever, thought-provoking science fiction novel with a striking premise about spaceships with transferable personalities. No recurring criticism appeared in the quotes.
Recommended as a clever, thought-provoking science fiction novel with a striking premise about spaceships with transferable personalities. No recurring criticism appeared in the quotes.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clever, disconcerting galactic empire premise
“her galaxy spanning empire of genetically cloned god-kings and spaceships with transferrable personalities is clever and disconcerting”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “Where did all the starships go?” Touches on many thought-provoking topics
“It's brilliant and it touches on so many topics worth thinking about”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Considered best sci-fi in years
“Which I think is the best sci-fi I’ve encountered in years”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Recommended as part of a series
“+1 for the Ancillary series by Ann Leckie.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division”
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The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Ancillary Justiceby Ann LeckieThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's brilliant and it touches on so many topics worth thinking about”
“Which I think is the best sci-fi I’ve encountered in years”
“+1 for the Ancillary series by Ann Leckie.”
“her galaxy spanning empire of genetically cloned god-kings and spaceships with transferrable personalities is clever and disconcerting”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.