Raven Stratagem
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When the hexarchate's gifted young captain Kel Cheris summoned the ghost of the long-dead General Shuos Jedao to help her put down a rebellion, she didn't reckon on his breaking free of centuries of imprisonment - and possessing her. Even worse, the enemy Hafn are invading, and Jedao takes over General Kel Khiruev's fleet, which was tasked with stopping them. Only one of Khiruev's subordinates, Lieutenant Colonel Kel Brezan, seems to be able to resist the influence of the brilliant but psychotic Jedao. Jedao claims to be interested in defending the hexarchate, but can Khiruev or Brezan trust him? For that matter, will the hexarchate's masters wipe out the entire fleet to destroy the rogue general?
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3 primary books6 released booksThe Machineries of Empire
The Machineries of Empire is a 6-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Yoon Ha Lee.
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I think I getting more used to the bananas world made this second volume a lot easier to handle than the first. I didn't spend the whole time just desperately trying to figure out what all these high concept science magic stuff was, and could enjoy the characters more. If you're on the fence about continuing this series, I would say go for it; it gets easier. The new characters are interesting, Jedao is still great, and without spoiling anything, I wasn't disappointed in the Cheris storyline either.
I enjoyed this second book much more than the first book. I think that it's because Raven Stratagem is more character-focused, and thus the story is a little more natural to follow. The world building is great. For whatever reason, I had less trouble visualizing the events this time around, perhaps because I was being a more careful reader. Anyhow, I am looking forward to the third and final book in the series.
Classic second book, what's good about it are things that were already good about the first. As a result, took me longer to finish, or at least felt like it dragged on.
