logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code
Ninefox Gambit - Yoon Ha Lee
Ninefox Gambit
by: (author)
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... show more
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 usi
show less
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Solaris Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction
Series: Machineries of Empire (#1)
Bookstores:
Community Reviews
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it
4.0
This is one of those stories that afterwards lingers and makes you rethink how you see the world. It took me a while to get into the story but then it flew. Captain Kel Cheris is disgraced by unconventional tactics; her chance to redeem herself is to host the mind of long-dead tactician Shuos Jedao ...
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus rated it
5.0 All the stars!
Can I give this all the stars? No, only five? Okay, then. So I think that the lazy/sloppy world building reviews kept me from finishing this. I thought they were rational and well thought out arguments, and they make me think about how I approach and read books. And how others will appro...
Tannat
Tannat rated it
4.0 Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
I know I said I had hangups about one of the setups near the start of the book and it still seems odd to me, but overall this book is really good. Once I was past those first few chapters, I was pretty much glued to the book. Cheris is a fairly low-ranking infantry officer in the Hexarchy who is u...
Saturdays in Books
Saturdays in Books rated it
5.0 Review: Ninefox Gambit
Superb, high intensity plot with wildly interesting world building and compelling characters. This audiobook is great. I bought the sequel as soon as I finished it. Based on reviews I had read, I expected to be lost for a few chapters, but this was not the case. I was hooked from page one. Maybe ...
Sci-Fi & Scary
Sci-Fi & Scary rated it
2.0 Ninefox Gambit Review
There are some books that demand your full attention and dedication to reading the monster, but they pay off in the end. They’ll never be books you rave about, but you’re glad you read them for one reason or another. (Aurora, 2312, etc.) And there are books like Ninefox Gambit. They demand full atte...
Other editions (5)
Books by Yoon Ha Lee
On shelves
Share this Book
Need help?