
Ninefox Gambit
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Narrated by:
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Emily Woo Zeller
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By:
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Yoon Ha Lee
The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit centers on disgraced captain Kel Cheris, who must recapture the formidable Fortress of Scattered Needles in order to redeem herself in front of the Hexarchate.
To win an impossible war, Captain Kel Cheris must awaken an ancient weapon and a despised traitor general.
Captain Kel Cheris of the Hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles, a star fortress that has recently been captured by heretics. Cheris' career isn't the only thing at stake. If the fortress falls, the Hexarchate itself might be next. Cheris' best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the only one who can figure out how to successfully besiege the fortress. The bad news is that Jedao went mad in his first life and massacred two armies, one of them his own. As the siege wears on, Cheris must decide how far she can trust Jedao - because she might be his next victim.
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Creative but bizarre concept poorly explained
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The characters and plot are excellent. This is a series I keep coming back to.
This isn't for everyone but I LOVE IT!
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good
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To quote Escher: "my work is a game, a very serious game," and Yoon Ha Lee's game, what is it about? Winning and losing, simulation, rules, a way to spend time with others? Yes. And also, behavior modification: "the rules constrain some behaviors and reward others. Meaningless cards, tokens, and symbols become invested with value and significance in the world of the game.
Inspired Worldbuilding
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I grant the system of calendrical conflict is somewhat opaque, but in a way that makes me want to learn more—which i will soon do in further Hexarchate novels.
Wish i’d read this sooner!
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Romances of the three kingdoms and Discrete mathematics had a baby
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Really difficult to follow
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engaging
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I'm giving this four stars for the strength of the ending. I think it's a case of the author starting too soon. The story probably should have started with Cheris finding herself melded to Jedao, and given any necessary details from before that as flashbacks or thought-paragraphs. From that point on, I was hooked, but I nearly gave up on it before then. This is one that could even get away with starting at the very end, and telling all the rest through flashbacks. That might not be as good an idea, since it would spoil the ultimate outcome (which I will not do here).
As for the narration, Zeller is quite good. She puts a lot more emotion into character voices than most narrator's I've listened to. Part of me thinks it's a tad too much, but I often find myself thinking that other narrators don't put enough, so I'm probably just hard to please on that count.
#SF #magic #tagsgiving #sweepstakes
Hard to get into, but worth it once you do
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Hallucinating, cool, shoddy in places
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