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In the last novel Sirantha Jax risked all to change the beacons in Grimspace so that the human-munching Morgut could not navigate to human populated worlds. She saved billions of lives... BUT... she did it on her own initiative ignoring the chain of command and leaving her lover and her commander, March, with egg on his face. And though she's saved humankind from being torn limb from limb and eaten, she's caused the death of 600 troops trapped on ships that entered Grimspace and never returned, lost forever.
So the powers that be decide Jax must pay for her crimes, or at least go on trial. March, unable to do anything except sit around and wait, departs to rescue his nephew and Jax is left with only a tough-cookie lawyer and the ever faithful giant-insectoid, Vel.
Jax has changed over the course of the novels. She's no longer the brash, drink-anyone-under-the-table, live-for-today-for-tomorrow-we-die type. This is Jax coping with loss, shouldering responsibility and trying to keep promises.
As ever Ann Aguirre's characterisation is deft and revealing. Though there was a big discovery, this dealt with more personal events for Jax. And there was very little March in it, which was the one disappointment. Jax and March seem to be growing apart - in more ways than one. I look forward to seeing where this leads in the next book, Endgame.
This is a Sirantha Jax book and well worth reading, but read the others first.
So the powers that be decide Jax must pay for her crimes, or at least go on trial. March, unable to do anything except sit around and wait, departs to rescue his nephew and Jax is left with only a tough-cookie lawyer and the ever faithful giant-insectoid, Vel.
Jax has changed over the course of the novels. She's no longer the brash, drink-anyone-under-the-table, live-for-today-for-tomorrow-we-die type. This is Jax coping with loss, shouldering responsibility and trying to keep promises.
As ever Ann Aguirre's characterisation is deft and revealing. Though there was a big discovery, this dealt with more personal events for Jax. And there was very little March in it, which was the one disappointment. Jax and March seem to be growing apart - in more ways than one. I look forward to seeing where this leads in the next book, Endgame.
This is a Sirantha Jax book and well worth reading, but read the others first.
