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Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee Publishing information: Paperback; 319 pages Publisher: Solaris; 14 June 2016 ISBN: 9781781084496 Series: The Machineries of Empire #1 Copy: Out of pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "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 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 mas...

If you are a Kindle owner, here is a list of some interesting deals that you can check (they all go for $1.99 ): Constitution  (Book 1 of The Legacy Fleet Trilogy) by Nick Webb The year is 2650 75 years ago, an alien fleet attacked Earth. Without warning. Without mercy. We were not prepared. Hundreds of millions perished. Dozens of cities burned. We nearly lost everything. Then, the aliens abruptly left. We rebuilt. We armed ourselves. We swore: never again. But the aliens never came back. Until now. With overwhelming force the aliens have returned, striking deep into our territory, sending Earth into a panic. Our new technology is useless. Our new ships burn like straw. All our careful preparations are wasted. Now, only one man, one crew, and the oldest starship in the fleet stand between the Earth and certain destruction: ISS CONSTITUTION Killing Pretty  (A Sandman Slim Novel) by Richard Kadrey Sandman Slim investigates Death’s death in this hip, propulsive urban fantasy th...

Ghost Fleet A Novel of the Next World War by P W Singer and August Cole Publishing information: Kindle Publisher: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 30 Jun 15 ISNB: 978-0544142848 ASIN: B00LZ7GOI4 Standalone Copy: Provided by publisher Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "What will the next global conflict look like? Find out in this ripping, near-futuristic thriller. The United States, China, and Russia eye each other across a twenty-first century version of the Cold War, which suddenly heats up at sea, on land, in the air, in outer space, and in cyberspace. The fighting involves everything from stealthy robotic–drone strikes to old warships from the navy’s “ghost fleet.” Fighter pilots unleash a Pearl Harbor–style attack; American veterans become low-tech insurgents; teenage hackers battle in digital playgrounds; Silicon Valley billionaires mobilize for cyber-war; and a serial killer carries out her own vendetta. Ultimately, victory will depend on blending the lessons of the pa...