The Council/Confederacy Conflict is rapidly gaining speed, with hundreds of stellar systems burning and under attack. The Unified Council, having struck at the Confederacy with bioweapons and having made great gains, is unprepared for the Confederacy's counter-attack and the arrival of "Heavy Metal" in dozens of systems.
Terrible weapons and projects are being released by both sides, the autonomous war machines have regrouped and returned, and everyone is caught in the middle of the largest conflict since the First Precursor War. The burden of Citizenship falls on Confederate citizens as the recall notice goes out and what some thought of as myths and legends are returning to remind everyone of their existence.
From POW's to mail clerks to vampire*.exe to the Gestalts, everyone and everything is being dragged into the war.
Ralts I don’t know if you have a comedian in your closet writing these funny interactions, but if you ever want to shy away from war times I think you could make good slice of life stories in this universe.
Man I love this series. The prose is a bit sloppy, and it can be confusing at times. But there are moments of humor that make you genuinely laugh. Followed by moments of heart-achingly bitter sorrow.
I read the entire serial as it was posted on Reddit, bought all the books. Looking forward to the 12 year long Netflix/Amazon/Apple series when they pick it up.
The greatest sci-fi series of the 21st Century so far.