Ann Leckie's novel Ancillary Justice wins Arthur C Clarke award

Debut novel, narrated by a military space ship, triumphs over work of established authors in top science fiction prize

A debut novel narrated by a space ship has won Ann Leckie the UK's top science fiction prize, the Arthur C Clarke award.

The American author's Ancillary Justice has already jointly won the British Science Fiction Association prize and is nominated for the Hugo best novel award. On Thursday, the first novel was also named winner of the prestigious Arthur C Clarke this year worth £2,014 ahead of titles from established authors Christopher Priest and Phillip Mann, two other debuts, from Kameron Hurley and Ramez Naam, and British author James Smythe's dystopian The Machine.

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