![]() ![]() Rather than write a novel in the future that reflects our modern society, Leckie decided to write about a possible future where a species has reached gender equality. You know, the wife is bringing in coffee. We’ve got this future society and the technology’s all very different, but people are smoking cigarettes and using slide rules, and the social relationships are exactly like they would have been in the 50s. ![]() ![]() It’s more easily noticeable in older science fiction. Likewise, her female and male characters have interchangeable appearances, which makes them even harder to differentiate.ĭuring a podcast, Leckie explained her reasoning behind her decisions: In this case, she uses the pronoun “she” for every character, making it impossible to identify the gender of any one. This novel is set far in the future and against an imaginary backdrop of the Radsch Empire.Īlthough the setting sounds like your typical sci-fi novel, Leckie incorporates an important aspect: the use of gender-neutral pronouns. The story revolves around a character named Breq, who seeks revenge for her ship’s destruction. Around a year ago, Ann Leckie wrote her novel, Ancillary Justice, which won several awards in science fiction. ![]()
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