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marjories's review
4.0
Two large governments on the edge of war, annexing adjoining planets, fighting proxy battles, sometimes by less than above board means.
In times of war or revolution, there are individuals who have a disproportionate impact. They are the bellwethers, the Champions who inspire the loyalty of complacent masses and galvanize them to raise arms in change.
In a universe where chaos mathematics and heuristic learning can be used to find that bellwether champion, what if the people with access to that knowledge could use it to manipulate this person to champion their cause? And what if their plot was so extensive that every move seemed to play into it?
This story brings together political intrigue on the grandest scale and betrayal on the most personal.
Focusing primarily on members of one rather dysfunctional family, this book takes an up close and personal look at machinations which could have very unintended consequences in this impending war.
This space opera reads more like a soap opera than military sci-fi and is recommended for readers more interested in the interpersonal intrigue and relationships of key individuals in a war than in the battles and weapons.
In times of war or revolution, there are individuals who have a disproportionate impact. They are the bellwethers, the Champions who inspire the loyalty of complacent masses and galvanize them to raise arms in change.
In a universe where chaos mathematics and heuristic learning can be used to find that bellwether champion, what if the people with access to that knowledge could use it to manipulate this person to champion their cause? And what if their plot was so extensive that every move seemed to play into it?
This story brings together political intrigue on the grandest scale and betrayal on the most personal.
Focusing primarily on members of one rather dysfunctional family, this book takes an up close and personal look at machinations which could have very unintended consequences in this impending war.
This space opera reads more like a soap opera than military sci-fi and is recommended for readers more interested in the interpersonal intrigue and relationships of key individuals in a war than in the battles and weapons.
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