Sentient rock gods, Hamlet, and a dash of LOTR: Ann Leckie’s The Raven Tower

Warning: Mild spoilers ahead.


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Author Ann Leckie may not be the first to explore the consequences of ruling sentient beings and dueling AIs within a book, though her award-winning sci-fi novel Ancillary Justice and its sequels suggested there were still new storytelling ideas in the conceit. For instance, what if that dystopian-future lens was applied to the fantasy genre?
The answer comes in Leckie's newest book The Raven Tower that focuses on mysterious gods and the kingdoms they watch over. It's a challenging first installment that will capture the interest of fantasy nerds if they can grasp all of this world's moving parts—including some that the gods themselves don't fully understand.
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