This is not a trilogy you can read out of order – if you haven't read the first two books, I highly recommend you do so before reading Ancillary Mercy. And if you're not a fan of the pacing in those books, you probably won't be a fan of it in this one. Also, a note: I've found that I need to reread ...
So I am done and this book confused the crap out of me. I liked the first and second book well enough - I did not think they were saying something ground breaking and Hugo deserving nomination, but I liked them well enough. Colonialism and oppression are not awesome activities to engage in? No shit ...