![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Jennifer Jackson, Donald Maass Literary. But Jedao is gripped by a madness that saw him massacre two armies in his first lifeone of them his own. Feared throughout the stars and undefeated in battle, he is the perfect weapon. He never explains the Hexarchate’s “calendrical technology,” but readers who don’t mind being dropped in the deep end will savor this brilliantly imagined tale. Cheris requestsand receivesa single devastating weapon to aid her in her task: the revived, near-immortal traitor, General Shuos Jedao. ![]() With multiple characters skilled in deception, Lee is able to keep readers guessing at Jedao’s goals until the end. In the background, Hexarch Shuos Mikodez maneuvers his faction’s intelligence-gathering forces meanwhile, the leader of another faction has disappeared, and his replacement offers immortality to her peers. Brezan is promoted to the rank of high general and sent back to retake control of the fleet with the assassin Tseya, a member of the diplomatic Andan faction. ![]() After subduing and releasing Lieutenant Colonel Brezan, who tries to resist him, Jedao goes rogue, still fighting the Hafn but also pursuing his own agenda. He is the resurrected General Shuos Jedao, and he has possessed the body of Kel infantry captain Ajewen Cheris. The Hafn have invaded Hexarchate territory, and the Hexarchate military Kel Command have resorted to deploying a human weapon to take control of the response force. This stunning sequel to the Hugo- and Nebula-nominated Ninefox Gambit contains a satisfying mixture of interstellar battles, politics, intrigue, and arcane technology. ![]()
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