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While I understand the concept of a gender neutral being, and appreciate the use of the feminine pronoun, I remain a little confused about the word 'human' when describing the beings. Are they human as we know human? And if so, how are they gender neutral? Is the word used to describe some evolutionary version of human far into the future where gender has become neutral? Thank so much.

Ann Leckie So, I don't think I've ever said that Radchaai are gender neutral--just that they really don't care about anyone's gender, and don't mark it socially …moreSo, I don't think I've ever said that Radchaai are gender neutral--just that they really don't care about anyone's gender, and don't mark it socially or linguistically. So, they're humans, and as such come in all sorts of genders, and they know gender exists, but it's not really a thing they care much about. They care about it, maybe, as much as we care about hair color.

I think it's worth considering (though I know you didn't bring this up explicitly, but I feel it's sort of lurking in the background of your question) how much of what we consider to be "obvious" about someone's gender when we look at them is actually a set of social cues. Hairstyle, kinds of clothes, even certain colors of clothing. Ways of standing or moving. These can change from culture to culture, or even from decade to decade (just a couple hundred years ago, high heels and hose were a guy thing. Less than a hundred years ago, pink was a "boy" color.) And cues that we will often talk about as though they're non-negotiable are full of exceptions--breasts, for instance. I know unambiguously masculine cis-men who have more breast tissue than some unambiguously feminine cis-women. And consider that while quite a lot of people will say that one's genitals are the defining element of one's gender, we very rarely see the genitals of the people we quite automatically assign gender to. We're not actually gendering the people around us based on their genitals. We're making assumptions about their genitals based on a complicated mass of social cues.

Just something to think about.(less)

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Dryadka Its so interesting to learn that Finnish is a nongendered language! To me, as a Czech speaker, even English is less gendered than my native tongue (th ...more
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How long do we have to wait for the third in the series? And is there a possibility of a secondary trilogy? Now that I am "in" that world, I don't want to leave it!! Count me as one of most enthusiastic fans!!

Ann Leckie Currently Ancillary Mercy is scheduled for October of 2015. And I'm so glad you're enjoying the books!

I'm not certain what my next project will be, bu…moreCurrently Ancillary Mercy is scheduled for October of 2015. And I'm so glad you're enjoying the books!

I'm not certain what my next project will be, but there's a very good chance I'll want to write more in this universe.(less)

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	Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 108,708 ratings — published 2013 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 55,420 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 45,463 ratings — published 2015 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raven Tower 3.92 avg rating — 20,556 ratings — published 2019 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Provenance 3.83 avg rating — 19,608 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Translation State 4.10 avg rating — 11,215 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4) 3.65 avg rating — 6,184 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night's Slow Poison (Imperial Radch, #0.5) 3.61 avg rating — 1,277 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Commands Me and I Obey (Imperial Radch, #0.6) 3.80 avg rating — 1,028 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction 4.06 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Translation State Release Schedule

Two weeks until Translation State is available in bookstores! So here’s all the information you might want or need about that.

First off, the audiobook is being narrated by the always awesome Adjoa Andoh! Here is photographic proof:

The amazing and fabulous Adjoa Andoh sits in a recording studo with a copy of Translation State

The audiobook is available for pre-order and will be out June 7, the same as the paper/ebook.

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I will be doing an in-person event at Left Bank Books in St Louis. That

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“Luxury always comes at someone else’s expense. One of the many advantages of civilization is that one doesn’t generally have to see that, if one doesn’t wish. You’re free to enjoy its benefits without troubling your conscience.”
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“Thoughts are ephemeral, they evaporate in the moment they occur, unless they are given action and material form. Wishes and intentions, the same. Meaningless, unless they impel you to one choice or another, some deed or course of action, however insignificant. Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing.”
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“If you’re going to make a desperate, hopeless act of defiance you should make it a good one.”
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DECEMBER SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two books will go on to the run off poll for December 2015's Science Fiction BOTM.

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

26 votes, 29.5%

The Peripheral by William Gibson

15 votes, 17.0%

The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord

15 votes, 17.0%

Ice Crown by Andre Norton

14 votes, 15.9%

Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi

10 votes, 11.4%

Touch by Claire North

8 votes, 9.1%

88 total votes

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