Ninefox gambit / Yoon Ha Lee.
By: Lee, Yoon Ha [author.]
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TextSeries: Lee, Yoon Ha, Machineries of empire: bk. 1.Publisher: Oxford, UK : Solaris, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 317 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781781084496; 1781084491; 9781781084489; 1781084483.Subject(s): Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction | FICTION -- Science Fiction -- Hard Science Fiction | FICTION -- Science Fiction -- Space Opera | Imaginary wars and battlesGenre/Form: Science fiction. | Science fiction. | Science fiction. | Fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. | Science fiction.Summary: 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's career isn't the only thing at stake. If the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next. Cheris's 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Voorhees | Science Fiction | Adult | SF Lee (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05000010027873 |
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New York Times Best-Selling Author - Nominated for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Series - Winner of the 2016 Locus Award - Nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Awards
When Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for her unconventional tactics, Kel Command gives her a chance to redeem herself, by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles from the heretics. Cheris's career isn't the only thing at stake: if the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next.
Cheris's 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.
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's career isn't the only thing at stake. If the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next. Cheris's 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.
