RaveThe Los Angeles Review of Books... deserves its awards and acclaim. The series is a stunning achievement that belongs on anyone’s \'must-read\' list, even if they aren’t necessarily fans of science fiction ... Breq can be an off-putting character at times, demonstrating minimal levels of emotional warmth ... These at-times-jarring shifts in points of view unashamedly make demands upon the reader’s attention, but those demands are well worth the effort: they provide a narrative scope that remains grounded in the experiences of its protagonist while offering Leckie the luxuries (and advantages) afforded to a third-person perspective ... thoughtful, exciting, well paced, fascinating, and awe inspiring in its narrative intricacies. It exemplifies not only what the best space opera can achieve, but also the best of what science fiction can offer.
