However, the action in the book falls off towards the second half. This lets the world develop and gives it more depth, while letting us know more about what’s going on.

In this one we are jumping between a number of different characters in different locations.

In that one we were in mostly the same location throughout. This is maybe exacerbated by the fact that in general we don’t spend as much time around him as in the first book. Anyway, I personally thought it was really well done but one of my friends thought it was a bit of a bait and switch. It’s always a problem with great tactician characters that they have to be a little mysterious but in this case it might have gone too far. Arguably this was also the case in the first book but Cheris was a lot closer to him than the characters in Raven Stratagem. The main character, Jedao, is there but we don’t see events from his perspective. The first oddity of this novel is that we don’t get the same Point of View as the first book. All in all we liked it but there were a few divisive issues. I read this book with my book group so I’ve spent more time discussing the story and how it’s put together than I usually do. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Īs the sequel to the amazing Ninefox Gambit I went into this novel with high expectations that were mostly met. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more.

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Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee