Synopsis
Violence has erupted across the Treble. The colony that Jun Ironway and Masar Hawks have fought to protect is now woefully compromised, and its people, unwilling to submit to tyranny once more, face a brutal fight for their lives and freedom.
In the midst of upheaval and rebellion, new enemies arise from every corner, including a familiar player who won’t let power slip through his fingers again. Not when he has every Kindom Hand under his heel. And whether he will be as bloody minded as his predecessors remains to be seen.
As the quiet ones launch their attack and all hope seems lost, Cleric Chono must turn to unlikely allies to fight a final battle for peace. But one crucial question remains: where is Six?
Review
You must read the author’s note at the end.
This is a science fiction that deals with events going on in our current world, but with high tech and in space. Oh, and it’s all fictionalised.
This series makes it clear that there is no one side to any conflict. That there is no innocent bystander. Awareness and silence are complicity.
Achieving interstellar peace will never be possible because everyone has clashing ideals and cultures. Everyone wants to be on top, even if they don’t want to suppress anyone else.
“Do not love us more than life. Love us more than death!”
This trilogy should be heavy and dark, as it is ultimately about genocide. It is both of those things, but it is the characters and their relationships that make this digestible.
This has political intrigue, a unique take on gender and sexuality (think Ann Leckie), and morally grey characters. Not one character is completely good.
Chono’s struggle to accept guilt and seek justice is what drives the development of our own reflections on blame and responsibility.
This is a series that has to be regarded as its whole rather than book by book.
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