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Wake: Vol. 6 - Artifice Vol. 7 - Maximum (In) Security

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While the first three volumes of Wake were pretty-much stand-alone stories, this volume continues the plots revealed in 4 (The Sign of the Demons) about planet trafficking. Navee is off to see Ribwund who was sent to prison in an earlier adventure. She hopes to get information regarding the planet traffickers who have infiltrated Wake at all major levels.

In the first story, Navee's craft is sabotaged and she crashes on an unknown planet. There she is befriended by a local species that seems to be in perpetual war with machines. The war has split the society into the men who are soldiers and the women who are protected and do all of the rest of the work including providing sexual favors to successful soldiers. Strong-willed Navee, placed with the women, finally rebels at the end of the day instead of providing rewards. She then proceeds to use her unique talents to effect major changes on the world, its society, and the war.

With her ship repaired, Navee continues her mission in the second story. She infiltrates Ribwund's prison just as major riots break out. They may be a cover to assassinate the ex-general. Navee manages to get caught right in the middle of things. We have long-standing crime rivals, rioting, cover-ups and a surprise character that has encountered humans prior to meeting Navee. But no matter how tough the odds, Navee is not a quitter.

Both stories are really part of a whole. The series overall seems to be moving in a more coherent direction that in the first three books (although this volume has serious ties to volume two). A lot happens in this book and a lot of it will have repercussions on later stories. It really makes me wish that the next volume would come out right away. This volume does not stand alone very well and volumes two and four really should be read in order to understand what is really going on. Check it out.