
Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
The novel “Raven Stratagem” by Yoon Ha Lee was published for the first time in 2017. It’s the second book in The Machineries of Empire series and follows “Ninefox Gambit”.
General Shuos Jedao was revived to fight a rebellion but managed to take over Captain Kel Cheris’s body. The fleet commanded by General Kel Khiruev is supposed to prevent Jedao from escaping and doing more damage but the conditioning towards superior officers is so strong that Khiruev and almost all of her subordinates end up declaring their loyalty to Jedao.
Lieutenant Colonel Kel Brezan is among the very few who resist the conditioning exploited by Jedao but he can only hope to alert the Exarchate. The situation is made more serious by an attack by Hafn enemies against the Exarchate. Jedao declares he wants to fight the Hafn but what are his ultimate goals? The exarchs must agree on the strategy to set up to face the different threats.