"Provenance"

Last night I finished Ann Leckie's new book Provenance. I enjoyed it! Some thoughts:

* Leckie writes fairy tales -- by which I mean this is a novel about an ugly-duckling princess, justice, and the importance of speaking respectfully to strangers. And a Leckie book is clear in its moral message: treating others like things is wrong, respecting and taking care of others is right, see examples A1-ZZ6.

( spoilers )