![]() ![]() I don't have any strong negative sentiment towards it the way I had towards All the Birds in the Sky. ![]() ![]() It should be a treat for readers already familiar with Yoon's excellent short fiction, and an extra treat for readers finding Yoon's work for the first time. ![]() Overall, I don't think this book is better than City of Blades (which is my benchmark for 2016 sci fi/fantasy genre), but it is an enjoyable read. Ninefox Gambit is solidly and satisfyingly full of battles and political intrigue, in a beautifully built far-future that manages to be human and alien at the same time. Some worldbuilding appears to be very much in line with the Old Man's War and Ancillary Justice series with a totalitarian regime playing games with everyone and themselves, etc. What I really liked about the book, and the reason why I feel justified writing about spaceship saga in this subreddit was the weird calendarical "magic system" (or technology system) which causes the need for constant vigilance, lest heretics choose their own calendar. My guess is, this is the first book in a series (trilogy, perhaps?), which would make perfect sense, because as the ending of a standalone book, it does not have the right level of ooomph. First impressions is that it is pretty good, although I would've preferred a somewhat more exciting ending. From the blurbs about the Nebula-nominated books, this one was squarely in the middle of the pack, but then, I've already got burned on All the Birds in the Sky (somewhat, definitely thought it'd be better). I was lucky enough to pick up Ninefox Gambit at a used book store, while I was looking for completely different things. First, All the birds in the Sky discussion, is here. Second in my series of posts about this year's Nebula nominees. ![]()
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