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Sympathy for the Devil.

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee

March 7, 2021 by LittlePlat 1 Comment

Reread time! Massive reread time! This was all triggered by last years’ Cannonball Book Exchange, where ElCicco was kind enough to send me the three main entries in the The Machinaries of Empire series. I had read the books one by one as they had come out, but I had never sat down and binge-read them before. And honestly, now that I have done that—while adding the more recently published short story collection—I think the series is even better. Usual disclaimer: as I am reviewing […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, binge read, Hexarchate stories, ninefox gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun, science fantasy, The Machinaries of Empire, yoon ha lee

LittlePlat's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, #Science Fiction, binge read, Hexarchate stories, ninefox gambit, Raven Stratagem, Revenant Gun, science fantasy, The Machinaries of Empire, yoon ha lee ·
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Sacrifices understanding for looking real smart. Mistakes complexity for depth.

August 1, 2017 by narfna Leave a Comment

What it comes down to with this book is that the barriers to entry were too high. (I shouldn’t have to add the “for me” to that statement, but I will because other people are losing their mind over this book and it was nominated for a bunch of awards, so clearly SOMEONE gets it.) With science fiction and fantasy as a genre, certain barriers to entry are expected, even looked forward to. I always relish that feeling of confusion and displacement I get when […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Science Fiction Tagged With: Hugo Nominee, narfna, ninefox gambit, sci-fi, science fiction, speculative, the machineries of empire, yoon ha lee

narfna's CBR9 Review No:53 · Genres: Audiobooks, Science Fiction · Tags: Hugo Nominee, narfna, ninefox gambit, sci-fi, science fiction, speculative, the machineries of empire, yoon ha lee ·
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