The Long Game (The Far Reaches collection)

An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative short story by New York Times bestselling & Hugo & Nebula Award–winning author Ann Leckie.On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big to find out why their people die & how to stop it. Stubborn & hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future.Ann Leckie’s The Long Game is part of The Far Reaches , a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination & open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.°°° Ann Leckie is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, & British Science Fiction Award-winning novel Ancillary Justice, & its Locus Award-winning sequel Ancillary Sword. She has also published short stories in Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons, & Realms of Fantasy. Her story “Hesperia & Glory” was reprinted in Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition edited by Rich Horton.Ann has worked as a waitress, a receptionist, a rodman on a land-surveying crew, & a recording engineer. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. An inquisitive life-form finds theres more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative short story by New York Times bestselling and Hugo and Nebula Awardwinning author Ann Leckie. On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in linesomeone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future. Ann Leckies The Long Game is part of The Far Reaches , a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination and open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.