Deadly Gambits

Gate Ghosts, Book 7

De: S. H. Jucha

Narrado por: Nicole Poole

Escalation is the watchword for the dangerous contest between the Imperium and the conclave. Executors seek the means to push the conclave out of the empire, and desperate measures are taken to design and construct new ships, which are armed with a terrible weapon.

Previously, Karcaton’s best minds created a powerful probe for the Imperium. The test produced more explosive energy than had been calculated. Now, the Imperium’s two most dominant executors want probes with even greater destructive capability. Their plan is to catch the conclave fleet unaware and teach the aliens an unforgettable lesson.

At the same time, the conclave’s protectors are dissatisfied with Admiral Cordelia dedicating the entire fleet to the Jumanus system. In the SADEs’ kernels, progress against the empire has stalled, and they press Cordelia to disperse the fleet into Executor Grageth’s territory.

Meanwhile, the Helgart SADEs have identified an unusual energy signature in their dome’s operation. Their further efforts reveal that there are two more anomalies far out from Helgart and on the opposite side of the system from the Helgart-Kilmer anomaly.

The scouts are given a Trident from Commander Tocknicka to investigate the anomalies. While one anomaly leads to an area of dead space, the second one presents a surprise. The scouts’ exit from the continuum puts them in the path of Krackus peacekeepers. But the peacekeepers have more to contend with than the conclave’s Trident. An alien raiding ship is on the prowl....

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Great book

I enjoyed the continuation of this series. Now the long wait until the next book.

Engrossing

I have enjoyed reading S. H. Jucha’s books. He creates some of the most interesting characters and plot lines. The books in a series should be read in order to fully enjoy the series. I have been a big fan of the SADAS since the first series and this book is loaded with SADAS. I can’t wait for the next book.

I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. The book is thirteen hours and sixteen minutes. Nicole Poole does an excellent job narrating the book.

Enjoying this series very much …

I really enjoy the series and the two that preceded it. I am looking forward to the next book.

No real advance of the story

nothing gets resolved All it does is bring up a whole bunch of new dilemmas that hopefully will be resolved in the next episode.
feels like it was phoned in.

Worst so far

Worst Silver Ships book so far. It feels lazily ghost-written no less, and if it isn’t, it could have been. I almost stopped listening near the end; it was just that painful. The Squids figuring out the new bad guy’s invasion tactics after a single skirmish? Get out of here. I am no longer interested in anything the Conclave is up to. Which is frankly pretty sad. It’s been a good long run. This series however has been dead for a while. This is just what was needed to make it clear that the author isn’t even trying anymore.