The Machineries of Empire: Ninefox Gambit (Series #1) (Paperback)

from alspachc

Entry for entire trilogy. The first book of this is quite good. It has a neat arc, fleshed out characters, and does what it sets out to. The ending is ambiguous and open, but satisfying enough. The next two books just sort of...ramble. I feel like the publisher said 'that did well, can you turn ...

from greeniezona

It really took quite a bit of time to get into this book. There was a sheer wall of world-building to climb and hardly and handholds. Calendrical rot? Hexarchate? Heretical mechanics? Formation instinct? Threshold winnower? But something pulled me forward and through it. Partially curiosity, I su...

from LisCarey

Captain Kel Cheris is disgraced, having won a battle against heretics using unconventional tactics. Her only chance at redemption is to retake the star fortress called the Fortress of Scattered Needles, recently captured by heretics.She has a plan. It's a desparate plan, involving reviving an und...

from NeedMoreShelves

This book is BANANAS in all the best possible ways. Yoon Ha Lee literally shoots his readers out of a cannon into this complex, nonstop world with no explanation or chance to catch your breath. I had to read the first several chapters multiple times just to figure out what the heck was going on. ...

from TheDivineOomba

An amazing book - this is the first military book that I've read where the tactics are clearly explained, and I found it very interesting. The world is also amazing, a universe that operates under a set of rules requiring human observance on certain calendar days. Change the calendar, and change...