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The Machineries of Empire Series

3 primary works • 11 total works
The Machineries of Empire is a trilogy (Ninefox Gambit, Raven Stratagem, and Revenant Gun), but there are some additional short stories in the world of the Hexarchate, which can be read as stand-alones:

Extracurricular Activities, about Shuos Jedao back when he was a (living) hotshot spaceship captain, and a spy mission

The Battle of Candle Arc, whic…

Book 0.5

Extracurricular Activities
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3.78 · 1219 Ratings · 175 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
A space opera adventure set in a distant future wh…

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    Book 1

    Ninefox Gambit
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    3.79     · 21359 Ratings · 3120 Reviews · published 2016 · 23 editions
    The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gamb…

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    Book 2

    Raven Stratagem
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    4.09     · 9694 Ratings · 1044 Reviews · published 2017 · 2 editions
    When the hexarchate's gifted young captain Kel Che…

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    Book 3

    Revenant Gun
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    4.12     · 7250 Ratings · 783 Reviews · published 2018 · 2 editions
    Machineries Of Empire, the most exciting science f…

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    Book 3.5

    Hexarchate Stories
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    4.04     · 1426 Ratings · 258 Reviews · published 2019 · 6 editions
    The essential short story collection set in the un…

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    Book 1-3

    Machineries of Empire volumes 1-3
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    3.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition

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    Book - The Battle of Candle Arc

    Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 73, October 2012
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    3.87     · 92 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    FICTION
    “A Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones” by Ge…

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    Book - Calendrical Rot

    An Alphabet of Embers
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    3.73     · 70 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions
    An Alphabet of Embers is an anthology of unclassif…

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    Book - Gamer's End

    Press Start to Play: Stories
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    3.63     · 1728 Ratings · 279 Reviews · published 2015 · 8 editions
    Video games are a multi-billion dollar a year indu…

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    Book - The Chameleon's Gloves

    Cosmic Powers: The Saga Anthology of Far-Away Galaxies
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    3.63     · 303 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2017 · 4 editions
    A collection of original, epic science fiction sto…

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    Book - The City Unbreachable

    Silk & Steel
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    3.89     · 447 Ratings · 115 Reviews · published 2020 · 3 editions
    There are many ways to be a heroine.

    Princess and s…

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