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The Accidental War
The Accidental War: A Novel | Walter Jon Williams
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Blending fast-paced military science fiction and space opera, the first volume in a dynamic trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Praxis, set in the universe of his popular and critically acclaimed Dread Empire’s Fall series—a tale of blood, courage, adventure and battle in which the fate of an empire rests in the hands of a cadre of desperate exiles. It’s been seven years since the end of the Naxid War. Sidelined for their unorthodox tactics by a rigid, tradition-bound military establishment, Captain Gareth Martinez and Captain the Lady Sula are stewing in exile, frustrated and impatient to exercise the effective and lethal skills they were born to use in fighting the enemy. Yet after the ramshackle empire left by the Shaa conquerors is shaken by a series of hammer blows that threaten the foundations of the commonwealth, the result is a war that no one planned, no one expected, and no one knows how to end. Now, Martinez, Sula, and their confederate Nikki Severin must escape the clutches of their enemies, rally the disorganized elements of the fleet, and somehow restore the fragile peace—or face annihilation at the hands of a vastly superior force.
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MichaelKwan
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Sadly, it's been a while since I've been able to read a novel in a day. But today was release day for a new novel set in my favorite space opera setting and I am unsurprised I sped through it. This is the start of what's undoubtedly a new trilogy set in Walter Jon Williams' Praxis universe. It's a solid successor to the original books. But reading the first trilogy and the two novellas is recommended.

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LibrarianRyan
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Yesterday's #bookmail. I got some lovely #litsymail from @Trashcanman and a complementary book.

I'm need to get the first book (s?) in the series before I start reading this.