Hexarchate Stories

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The essential short story collection set in the universe of Ninefox Gambit.An ex Kel art thief has to save the world from a galaxy shattering prototype weaponA general outnumbered eight to one must outsmart his opponentA renegade returns from seclusion to bury an old comradeFrom the incredible imagination of Hugo and Arthur C Clarke nominated author Yoon Ha Lee comes a collection of stories set in the world of the best selling Ninefox Gambit Showcasing Lee s extraordinary imagination, this collection takes you to the very beginnings of the hexarchate s history and reveals new never before seen stories. Free Download Hexarchate Stories author Yoon Ha Lee For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is the first work I have read by Yoon Ha Lee This is important, as it significantly affects my review I have seen references to his series, The Machineries of Empire , which begins with Ninefox Gambit I thought choosing a collection of short stories might be a good way to decide if I wanted to pick up that series In hindsight, this was a mistake, as this collection isappropriate for fans of that universe and I think the enjoyment from this collection would be greatly enhanced b This is the first work I have read by Yoon Ha Lee This is important, as it significantly affects my review I have seen references to his series, The Machineries of Empire , which begins with Ninefox Gambit I thought choosing a collection of short stories might be a good way to decide if I wanted to pick up that series In hindsight, this was a mistake, as this collection isappropriate for fans of that universe and I think the enjoyment from this collection would be greatly enhanced by completing the trilogy first.This collection is an eclectic set of stories Some stand alone, while others feel like maybe they were sections that were cut from the trilogy They all appear to be from that same universe that began with Ninefox G...Let me come right out and say that this is definitely a book for uber fans of the Machineries of Empire.Most of the stories are little snippets or even flash fiction giving us every day glimpses of Jedao and Cheris either in the deep past or the in between bits of the trilogy or my favorite part AFTER Revenant Gun.Most of the stories are great for closing plot points and deepening the un tortured figure of Jedao and are NOT action filled except for a few instances I do not consider most o Let me come right out and say that this is definitely a book for uber fans of the Machineries of Empire.Most of the stories are little snippets or even flash fiction giving us every day glimpses of Jedao and Cheris either in the deep past or the in between bits of the trilogy or my favorite part AFTER Revenant Gun.Most of the stories are great for closing plot points and deepening the un tortured figure of Jedao and are NOT action filled except for a few instances I do not consider most of these stories to be complete in themselves, but they are definitely good for the fans The author gives us neat notes about every story and how they relate to him as an author.The one big story that blew me away happens to be the novella at the end, written new for this collection The Glass Cannon was extraordinarily good.It may only be conceived as a what if following the events of th...4.5 stars Much of the flash fiction didn t do anything for me, but the longer ones Battle of Candle Arc , Extracurricular Activities and the brand new novella sequel to Revenant Gun were great Please tell me we ll get an interspecies war novel from Mikodez s perspective someday I needof him4.5 stars Hexarchate Stories is a collection of stories from flash fiction and prose poems, both pre existing and new, to a sequel novella set in the universe of the Machineries of Empire series.While many of these stories develop the worldbuilding, give a PoV to characters that were only minor in the trilogy, and give you some insight into how this series came together, they re not necessary to understand it Nor I think would mean a lot to someone who isn t familiar with the main trilog 4.5 stars Hexarchate Stories is a collection of stories from flash fiction and prose poems, both pre existing and new, to a sequel novella set in the universe of the Machineries of Empire series.While many of these stories develop the worldbuilding, give a PoV to characters that were only minor in the trilogy, and give you some insight into how this series came together, they re not necessary to understand it Nor I think would mean a lot to someone who isn t familiar with the main trilogy I would recommend this mostly to those who loved this universe and want .As I m part of said those, I m glad these stories exist, and I m glad that I can find most of them in only one place now.This collection starts with The Chameleon s Gloves , following Rhehan, an alt non binary person who is trying to pull off art theft and ...Fuck it, I m knocking this up to 5 stars I enjoyed it too much to rate it any lower This is a book strictly for those who ve already read and loved the Machineries of Empire trilogy if you want an intro to YHL s writing, I highly recommend Conservation of Shadows and just skip Battle of Candle Arc until after you ve read Ninefox Gambit , but it was basically everything I was hoping for as an accompaniment to the novels Lots of young Jedao and Cheris, plus Glass Cannon is a wonderful coda Fuck it, I m knocking this up to 5 stars I enjoyed it too much to rate it any lower This is a book strictly for those who ve already read and loved the Machineries of Empire trilogy if you want an intro to YHL s writing, I highly recommend Conservation of Shadows and just skip Battle of Candle Arc until after you ve read Ninefox Gambit , but it was basically everything I was hoping for as an accompaniment to the novels Lots of young Jedao and Cheris, pl...An outstanding collection of short stories, novellas, and prose set within the Machineries of Empire universe Review If you haven t read the Machineries of Empire series, or at the very least Ninefox Gambit, most of these probably won t be as enjoyable for you as they were for me There were a few self contained stories including the stellar first one , but probably not enough of them for first time Yoon Ha Lee readers This was definitely written for fans of the trilogy.The collection ranged An outstanding collection of short stories, novellas, and prose set within the Machineries of Empire universe Review If you haven t read the Machineries of Empire series, or at the very least Ninefox Gambit, most of these probably won t be as enjoyable for you as they were for me There were a few self contained stories including the stellar first one , but probably not enough of them for first time Yoon Ha Lee readers This was definitely written for fans of the trilogy.The collection ranged from short story and flash fiction, to prose, to novella Some were previously published in other works while there were a few original stories as well At the end of each tale the author adds a note giving the history and thought processes behind them It truly gives the reader a glimpse inside his mind and provides an added dimension to the Machineries universe.What I enjoyed the most, though, was how much clarity these stori...I read this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley my enthusiasm is genuine and unprompted and my own.First things first this is very much a book for a reader of Machineries of Empire trilogy, or better yet, its fan not a primer to Yoon Ha Lee s writing Perhaps it s readable without knowing the context, but it must then be a peculiar half dialogue overheard on the phone you may laugh at some of the jokes, but you won t get the conversation I don t think one needs to refresh the origi I read this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley my enthusiasm is genuine and unprompted and my own.First things first this is very much a book for a reader of Machineries of Empire trilogy, or better yet, its fan not a primer to Yoon Ha Lee s writing Perhaps it s readable without knowing the context, but it must then be a peculiar half dialogue overheard on the phone you may laugh at some of the jokes, but you won t get the conversation I don t think one needs to refresh the original novels to read this, but it wouldn t hurt, either that said, I didn t, and it was not a problem, even though my memory is ...Rounded up from 3.5stars I love the Ninefox Gambit and following books My favorite short stories from this compilation I had already read Some of the other short shorts are really mostly fun for the author s accompanying comments.Yoon Ha Lee now has to be one the most prominent science fiction writers of our time and rarely does he let fans down Hexarchate Stories is another stellar anthology of short novella length tales which, of course, suffer from the same issues that plague all of these ambitious collections they each differ in quality That said, each story is enjoyable but due to personal preference, every reader will find their own gems amongst these pages Using the world created in his Machineries of Empire s Yoon Ha Lee now has to be one the most prominent science fiction writers of our time and rarely does he let fans down Hexarchate Stories is another stellar anthology of short novella length tales which, of course, suffer from the same issues that plague all of these ambitious collections they each differ in quality That said, each story is enjoyable but due to personal preference, every reader will find their own gems amongst these pages Using the world created in his Machineries of Empire series, we are treated to original and fascinating sci fi ideas and stories that are all thought provoking with characters from the near future who somehow remain relatable and human.Most of the characters are from Lee s previous novels but it isn t necessary to have read those to enjoy t...While I enjoyed the short pieces set before Ninefox Gambit well enough, I really loved the longer novella piece at the end that is set after the end of Revenant Gun Worth reading if you re a fan of the Ninefox seriesHexarchate Stories is a collection of flash fiction, short stories, and novellas all set in the Machinaries of Empire world Some before the trilogy starting with Ninefox Gambit and some after You get a story of an ex Kel before the Hexachate was formed, stories of Jedao s and Cheris childhoods family s and pre book life, and the capstone of the whole series, a short story following up two years after the final book in the trilogy While Lee still captures the horrors and intensity of the or Hexarchate Stories is a collection of flash fiction, short stories, and novellas all set in the Machinaries of Empire world Some before the trilogy starting with Ninefox Gambit and some after You get a story of an ex Kel before the Hexachate was formed, stories of Jedao s and Cheris childhoods family s and pre book life, and the capstone of the whole series, a short story following up two years after the final book in the trilogy While Lee still captures the horrors and intensity of the original trilogy, this series explores many quieter and lighter moments If you found yourself missing some humor in the original books, you ll find it in these short stories And the authors notes after each one are a delightful insight into Lee s thoughts and worldbuilding You may also find the Calendar explained in easier to ...I loved it I m also completely and utterly biased because the Machineries of Empire trilogy are among my favourite books, and I ll take any scrap of further writing from this universe and these characters I can get As a collection, this a little weird, because it s mostly what YHL calls flash fiction i.e stories of about 10min audio runtime , then a few longer stories, and finally the new novella I think I m just gonna review these parts of the books separately.Flash fictionI loved all of I loved it I m also completely and utterly biased because the Machineries of Empire trilogy are among my favourite books, and I ll take any scrap of further writing from this universe and these characters I can get As a collection, this a little weird, because it s mostly what YHL calls flash fiction i.e stories of about 10min audio runtime , then a few longer stories, and finally the new novella I think I m just gonna review these parts of the books separately.Flash fictionI loved all of these immensely, because they re mostly short, and sweet, and expand on existing characters in ways that don t contain plot but just feelings and thoughts and perspectives A few stood out to me Silence lovely melancholy piece on Jedao s older brother The Robot s Math Lessons has a very fairy tale feeling and contains tiny Cheris befriending her first robot The cuteness is too real Gloves..this is straight up porn without plot I was honestly not...Just to make something abundantly clear I would read Lee s grocery list.He s probably my favourite author at this point, and I m looking forward to re read the Machineries of Empire trilogy in order to write some in depth reviews, that let s be honest, will end up being mindless gushing praise, despite my best efforts I found this anthology very entertaining, and while I was mostly interested in the stories that directly mentioned Jedao and Cheris, it was lovely to learn about their childhoods Just to make something abundantly clear I would read Lee s grocery list.He s probably my favourite author at this point, and I m looking forward to re read the Machineries of Empire trilogy in order to write some in depth reviews, that let s be honest, will end up being mindless gushing praise, despite my best efforts I found this anthology very entertaining, and while I was mostly interested in the stories that directly mentioned Jedao and Cheris, it was lovely to learn about their childhoods, however briefly, and as usual in this universe, heartbreaking too, all the extra bits of world building were much appreciated as well I love Cheris and Jedao and I would read about them doing basically anything, including grocery shopping So there was no way I wouldn t love this book While I ve been lucky to read many...I will preface this by saying that this story collection is not a good introduction to the world of the Hexarchate Most of the stories presume the reader is already familiar with the world of Lee s Machineries of Empire trilogy Like all of the Hexarchate books, content warnings for depictions of violence, PTSD, body horror, and sexual violence and coercion apply Most of the stories are very short pieces of flash fiction My ebook copy didn t have page markers, but I d be surprised if most of I will preface this by saying that this story collection is not a good introduction to the world of the Hexarchate Most of the stories presume the reader is already familiar with the world of Lee s Machineries of Empire trilogy Like all of the Hexarchate books, content warnings for depictions of violence, PTSD, body horror, and sexual violence and coercion apply Most of the stories are very short pieces of flash fiction My ebook copy didn t have page markers, but I d be surprised if most of them arethan 5 or 10 pages each The exceptions are the two novellas Extracurricular Activities previously available as a stand alone novella and Glass Cannon The...

Hexarchate Stories
  • English
  • 10 March 2017
  • Paperback
  • 334 pages
  • 1781085641
  • Yoon Ha Lee
  • Hexarchate Stories