This is a group for speculative fiction fa ns (science fiction/fantasy) who would like to read and discuss genre lite rature. Each month we'll have a discussion about a book\, either a new rel ease or an older book (but ideally something that most people haven't read yet)\, that we've read before meeting.
\nIn December we will be dis cussing "Ninefox Gambit" by \;Yoon Ha Lee:
\nTo win an impos sible war Captain Kel Cheris must awaken an ancient weapon and a despised traitor general.
\nCaptain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. K el Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the For tress of Scattered Needles\, a star fortress that has recently been captur ed by heretics. Cheris&rsquo\;s career isn&rsquo\;t the only thing at stak e. If the fortress falls\, the hexarchate itself might be next.
\nCheris&rsquo\;s best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuo s 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 fortres s.
\nThe 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\, Ch eris must decide how far she can trust Jedao&ndash\;because she might be h is next victim.
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