253:. The hexarchs’ power is derived from their calendar; when more citizens follow the prescribed calendar, the hexarchate gains access to so-called exotic technologies that can defy the laws of traditional physics. About four hundred years prior to the beginning of the first novel, General Shuos Jedao put down a heretical rebellion. Jedao succeeded but killed over one million people in the process. Jedao’s consciousness was stored in a machine called the black cradle for future use as a military strategist.
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simultaneously exploit and rely on Jedao, both serve as metaphors for colonialism." The review concludes with a positive recommendation for the novel, stating that "readers willing to invest in a steep learning curve will be rewarded with a tight-woven, complicated but not convoluted, breathtakingly original space opera." Aidan Moher of
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his memories and they become one unified consciousness. Cheris realizes that Jedao manipulated the hexarchate into placing him in the black cradle, ensuring he would “live” long enough to destroy them. Cheris kills Vahenz and steals her ship. Cheris decides to turn on the hexarchate and replace it with a better system.
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Jing Wei praised the worldbuilding and thematic content. Wei noted that "Mathematics is often lauded as a universal language, but this is blatantly untrue; for universality to work, adherents must believe in the same basic truths... Lee’s quasi-religious treatment of mathematics, and Cheris’s need to
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explores identity and personality. Moher writes that it is "impossible for to share responsibilities and, literally, a body, without bleeding into one another. It’s a keen examination of the way personalities can warp around the people surrounding you." Moher further notes that much of the novel is
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After several military engagements, Cheris assumes full control of the
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praised the way in which Lee takes the tropes of military science fiction and uses the concept of the calendar "that is beyond our understanding of physics—rendering it, essentially, magical." The same reviewer wrote that "Ninefox Gambit might not work for everyone, but for those itching for dense
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Kel Cheris is a hexarchate soldier. She is tasked to formulate a plan to reclaim the
Fortress. Jedao’s consciousness is removed from the black cradle and implanted into Cheris. Jedao and Cheris work together to bring down the shields surrounding the Fortress. Cheris and her fleet then commence a
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