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Endgame (Sirantha Jax #6)
by
Ann Aguirre (Goodreads Author)
Regret nothing.
Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait…
Her final mission takes her to La’heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La’hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors.
All that’s about to change...more
Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait…
Her final mission takes her to La’heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La’hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors.
All that’s about to change...more
Paperback, 337 pages
Published
August 28th 2012
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Ever since I started blogging, I've been going on and on about Ann Aguirre's books and how much I love them. The time has come for me to tell you why. Ann Aguirre understands life, she understands love, she understands war and the very basic human nature. She knows what makes people tick and how far they would go to defend what they love and that knowledge reflects in her work. Endgame is no exception. If anything, it is the best of her books so far.
In Endgame, last book of the series, Sirantha...more
In Endgame, last book of the series, Sirantha...more
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This review is spoiler free, but assumes a familiarity with the Sirantha Jax series.
I have put off writing this review, because it is, for me, the final step in accepting that the Sirantha Jax series is over. How do I write about a book that concludes one of my most cherished series, and somehow manage to do it the justice it deserves? I will certainly try now.
Engame starts out with Sirantha Jax continuing in her mission to liberate La'heng from the Nicuan nobles. A long time ago when humans fir...more
I have put off writing this review, because it is, for me, the final step in accepting that the Sirantha Jax series is over. How do I write about a book that concludes one of my most cherished series, and somehow manage to do it the justice it deserves? I will certainly try now.
Engame starts out with Sirantha Jax continuing in her mission to liberate La'heng from the Nicuan nobles. A long time ago when humans fir...more
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“This is not a love story. It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death, and sacrifice. It's about things that needed to be done and choices made. I regret nothing.”
A perfect ending to one of my most favorite series. Ann Aguirre is an amazing author who has given me many hours of reading pleasure.
A perfect ending to one of my most favorite series. Ann Aguirre is an amazing author who has given me many hours of reading pleasure.
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Opening line:
This is not a love story.
It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death and sacrifice. It’s about things needed to be done and choices made. I regret nothing.
These opening lines summarize the entire Sirantha Jax series for me. What a journey it’s been! Ann Aguirre has accomplished a great feat with this series. Infusing love and war together to make a pulse-pounding, heart-breaking read, the Sirantha Jax series has become a series that will...more
Opening line:
This is not a love story.
It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death and sacrifice. It’s about things needed to be done and choices made. I regret nothing.
These opening lines summarize the entire Sirantha Jax series for me. What a journey it’s been! Ann Aguirre has accomplished a great feat with this series. Infusing love and war together to make a pulse-pounding, heart-breaking read, the Sirantha Jax series has become a series that will...more
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Spoiler alert....this review is full of them
The Sirantha Jax series was the first series I read after Harry Potter and the Hunger Games. I cut my Ann Aguirre teeth on Enclave and was seeking another book in which to lose myself. I was thrilled to find stories that were as good as my then favorites, Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen.
In past books, Sirantha Jax fights corruption, evil warlords, the terrifying Morguts, and the even the betrayal of one her own (aka Jael). I love Jax’s commitment to...more
The Sirantha Jax series was the first series I read after Harry Potter and the Hunger Games. I cut my Ann Aguirre teeth on Enclave and was seeking another book in which to lose myself. I was thrilled to find stories that were as good as my then favorites, Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen.
In past books, Sirantha Jax fights corruption, evil warlords, the terrifying Morguts, and the even the betrayal of one her own (aka Jael). I love Jax’s commitment to...more
Sep 07, 2012
Anzu The Great Destroyer
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Jax fans. That's it.
No more hiding. No more secret schemes or sneaking around. It’s time to fight.
If only there was more fighting and less useless bullshit going on. If only.
Endgame is, as the title suggests, the final book in the Sirantha Jax installment. It's supposed to bring peace and happiness to us readers and fans. It’s supposed to. The painful truth is that it doesn’t. At least for me it doesn’t.
I was a bit afraid of Endgame considering how strange the last two books were. Since it’s the end, I was expecti...more
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Disclaimer: I am a tad biased in this review, and I am a fan girl! You've been warned!!!
***Slight spoilers from previous books in the Sirantha Jax series***
No matter how interminable something feels, there is always, always an ending. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes it's bad; sometimes it's a matter of indifference, and sometimes it's heartbreaking and your life is never the same thereafter. ~ Grimspace
Oh, Sirantha Jax! How hard it is to say good-bye to you. You've kept me reeling through s...more
***Slight spoilers from previous books in the Sirantha Jax series***
No matter how interminable something feels, there is always, always an ending. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes it's bad; sometimes it's a matter of indifference, and sometimes it's heartbreaking and your life is never the same thereafter. ~ Grimspace
Oh, Sirantha Jax! How hard it is to say good-bye to you. You've kept me reeling through s...more
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What happened to this series?
I remember reading Grimspace and being completely entranced - entranced by the universe, the action, the writing, and most importantly, the characters. So, it pains me to see the series fall so far, but I don't necessarily hold it against Aguirre. She probably got burned out with the series, or stuck, or unsure how to end it... and well, Endgame is the result.
But, alas - gone is the snarky heroine I've come to love. And without her, this book just crumbled.
It didn't...more
I remember reading Grimspace and being completely entranced - entranced by the universe, the action, the writing, and most importantly, the characters. So, it pains me to see the series fall so far, but I don't necessarily hold it against Aguirre. She probably got burned out with the series, or stuck, or unsure how to end it... and well, Endgame is the result.
But, alas - gone is the snarky heroine I've come to love. And without her, this book just crumbled.
It didn't...more
A little disappointed.
Overall, I still liked the author's writing style, the character development, and the closure. YET.
I feel like the end of the Jax-Vel-March triangle was a little too contrived to actually be the ending of the series.
We're REALLY supposed to believe Jax & Vel are just friends, even after his speech about realizing just how much she meant to him and all the hints that in time there might be "something more"? We're really supposed to believe March is cool growing old &...more
Overall, I still liked the author's writing style, the character development, and the closure. YET.
I feel like the end of the Jax-Vel-March triangle was a little too contrived to actually be the ending of the series.
We're REALLY supposed to believe Jax & Vel are just friends, even after his speech about realizing just how much she meant to him and all the hints that in time there might be "something more"? We're really supposed to believe March is cool growing old &...more
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There's no point in pretending that I didn't enjoy this series. I read devoured it in a nearly a week. I can't say that for any other series. This series really had it's flaws *CoughWanderlustCoughDoubleblindCough*. However, the atmosphere had be addicted. I loved the Grimspace and the rough sci-fi feel. This book had the most action out of them all and Jax was the strongest and most likable she'd ever been for me. I'm bummed that this is the end of the series though. I wish this could been more...more
And the last one is gone too... I feel somewhat bereft now that I've reached the end, but I know that someday I will re-read them all, and enjoy them again, if in a different way.
The only part of this book that left me somewhat detached concerned the Laheng liberation war: I could not muster too deep an interest in it, either. On the other hand, this book offers some of the absolute best dialogues concerning feelings, their various degrees and the way that people deal with them. The exchanges be...more
The only part of this book that left me somewhat detached concerned the Laheng liberation war: I could not muster too deep an interest in it, either. On the other hand, this book offers some of the absolute best dialogues concerning feelings, their various degrees and the way that people deal with them. The exchanges be...more
4 1/2 stars.
This story is the entertaining finish to the mesmerizing 'Sirantha Jax' series that began with Grimspace. This fascinating universe is populated by intriguing aliens, including the Ithtorian, Vel, who has shared such a complicated relationship with Jax...starting with his contract to kill her. The evolution of their bond, including their respective tattoos which reflect their tie and the complex communication that they share has been enlightening to follow over the series. No less fa...more
This story is the entertaining finish to the mesmerizing 'Sirantha Jax' series that began with Grimspace. This fascinating universe is populated by intriguing aliens, including the Ithtorian, Vel, who has shared such a complicated relationship with Jax...starting with his contract to kill her. The evolution of their bond, including their respective tattoos which reflect their tie and the complex communication that they share has been enlightening to follow over the series. No less fa...more
This final book in the series of Sirantha Jax was a departure from the previous books. This book is even more filled with violence and loss. I actually appreciate the way the story is crafted for this last book. While I enjoyed reading the book, I don’t think I would enjoy another Jax story like this one. So, it made for a good ending to the series, for me. Sasha, March's nephew plays a role in the struggles in this book.
As a spoiler, I would say that for those readers who cannot read about war...more
As a spoiler, I would say that for those readers who cannot read about war...more
A War Novel
This is first and foremost a war novel. It follows the story of Jax as she fights for the freedom of the La’hengrin people who are held in captivity by invaders from another planet.
PROS
The novel is well written, the emotional exchanges between Jax and her lover March are intense, and leave the reader wondering about the very nature of relationships between men and women.
If you like war novels, this one is for you. It is also the ‘Endgame’ of the Jax series, which is a marvelous col...more
This is first and foremost a war novel. It follows the story of Jax as she fights for the freedom of the La’hengrin people who are held in captivity by invaders from another planet.
PROS
The novel is well written, the emotional exchanges between Jax and her lover March are intense, and leave the reader wondering about the very nature of relationships between men and women.
If you like war novels, this one is for you. It is also the ‘Endgame’ of the Jax series, which is a marvelous col...more
Oct 20, 2012
Anna
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Futuristic/adventure readers. Those who want to see an awsome heroine in action.
Perfect end for an awesome futuristic series.
Sirantha Jax is the best heroine ever. She is like Don Quijote (without the madness), always getting in trouble for good causes, not doubting to put herself at risk for a good cause. She isn’t your usual kick-ass hero, she is the battered kind, the “I will die, but I will do it killing” kind of one.
In this book the adventure spins around a really worthy cause: La’hengrin are enslaved and abused by Nicuans, due to a genetic anomaly that rends them unab...more
Sirantha Jax is the best heroine ever. She is like Don Quijote (without the madness), always getting in trouble for good causes, not doubting to put herself at risk for a good cause. She isn’t your usual kick-ass hero, she is the battered kind, the “I will die, but I will do it killing” kind of one.
In this book the adventure spins around a really worthy cause: La’hengrin are enslaved and abused by Nicuans, due to a genetic anomaly that rends them unab...more
Its bittersweet to see the end of this series. I've loved it so much. Jax's voice felt different to me in this one, but then again it should considering all she has been through. I did like this book, but after the emotional punch that Aftermath gave me, it just didn't feel as right. I was however very impressed with the way Ann Aguirre was able to write about warfare. She tried to write about it without glorifying or glamorizing it and she succeeded. It was a painful book to read. With war ther...more
I caught this series at the tail end of it's publication. After reading Grimspace and subsequently devouring the next four books, it was tough to wait even the two months for Endgame to be released. As expected, I gobbled this book up as quickly as the rest. Aguirre's prose is both casual and beautiful, as always, layered with lovely turns of phrase without the pace suffering for it. Endgame does not disappoint.
Jax has come so far since we were first introduced, and I think the events of this fi...more
Jax has come so far since we were first introduced, and I think the events of this fi...more
Spoilers! I feel a little bad about my griping for the previous two books because a lot of that is resolved in this one. I guess what you are left with is that March and Jax are really flawed people and it takes them years to get to a point where they're both willing to put the work in on their relationship. I have to admit I have really mixed feelings about the plot for this one. I liked the idea of Jax trying to help Loras and his people, but I'm not at all sure that I liked the way they went...more
This series has always been about freedom, and what that means for Sirantha Jax. At first she found freedom in jumping through grimspace, collecting her paycheck, and then dancing topless on bars while totally wasted and showing up on the news the next day, not a care in the world. But even in that first book, she recognized that Loras, the La'hengrin involved in her escape from prison, was imprisoned in a very serious way and she never took it anything but utterly seriously. Over the course of...more
This book marked the end of the Grimspace series, and the end of Sirantha Jax’s adventures, or perhaps the beginning of a new life.
As its name suggested, Endgame was a book that wrapped up all the loose ends that Ms. Aguirre had left behind from the previous books, and its premise was on Jax’s support of the liberation movement on La’heng. My review below contains mild spoilers, so proceed at your own risk.
To be honest, this book was war-heavy, a topic that I normally didn’t enjoy. Yes, wars are...more
As its name suggested, Endgame was a book that wrapped up all the loose ends that Ms. Aguirre had left behind from the previous books, and its premise was on Jax’s support of the liberation movement on La’heng. My review below contains mild spoilers, so proceed at your own risk.
To be honest, this book was war-heavy, a topic that I normally didn’t enjoy. Yes, wars are...more
I mostly enjoyed this book, but both it and the previous one seem so strange after the first four. It seems like the main arc of the series ended then, and #5 and #6 are almost completely unrelated stories which happen to follow. Of course there's character development and relationships which carry over, but as far as the main plotlines, it makes the momentum of the series feel weird. I wonder if, instead of doing a 6-book series, it would have been better to do two smaller series.
Now, for spoil...more
Now, for spoil...more
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This is one of my favorite series and you’ve got to love an author who can end it on a high note. Ann Aguirre did just that with Endgame. It was thrilling, heartbreaking, and just perfect.
The opening paragraph…
“This is not a love story.
It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death, and sacrifice. It’s about things that needed to be done and choices made, I regret nothing.”
At the risk of disagreeing with a heroine who could kick my ass, it felt like a love story. It’s not the fanta...more
The opening paragraph…
“This is not a love story.
It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death, and sacrifice. It’s about things that needed to be done and choices made, I regret nothing.”
At the risk of disagreeing with a heroine who could kick my ass, it felt like a love story. It’s not the fanta...more
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This one is so, so hard for me to rate. Honestly, I always kick out reviews (when I am going to do them) immediately after reading the book, when I'm still breathing the story... but I wonder if I wouldn't be better off with time to digest. Ah well, onward.
Let's begin with: this is one of my very favorite series ever. This book in no way diminishes that - it was a good cap to the series, and will keep it solidly in my favorites pile. But was it everything it could be? I just don't know. While I...more
Let's begin with: this is one of my very favorite series ever. This book in no way diminishes that - it was a good cap to the series, and will keep it solidly in my favorites pile. But was it everything it could be? I just don't know. While I...more
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The premise: ganked from BN.com: Regret nothing.
Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait…
Her final mission takes her to La’heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La’hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors.
All that’s about to change.
Now, as part of a grassroots resistance, Jax means to liberate the La’hengrin. But political i...more
Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait…
Her final mission takes her to La’heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La’hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors.
All that’s about to change.
Now, as part of a grassroots resistance, Jax means to liberate the La’hengrin. But political i...more
A beautifully written and fitting end to the Sirantha Jax saga. Sirantha finds herself embroiled in one last mission--this one to free the La'hengrin people who have been essentially enslaved by human and other species for centuries.
Ms. Aguirre brings all the rush of Sirantha's fast-paced existence to bear in this last installment. This is full of the characters we've come to love, as they're at the heart of a grassroots rebel movement to set right centuries of wrongful mistreatment of La'heng....more
Ms. Aguirre brings all the rush of Sirantha's fast-paced existence to bear in this last installment. This is full of the characters we've come to love, as they're at the heart of a grassroots rebel movement to set right centuries of wrongful mistreatment of La'heng....more
I loved Ann Aguirre’s Enclave and Outpost, so I expected to like the Sirantha Jax series just as much. Endgame was well written, kept a brisk pace, and tied all the elements, histories, and characters of the series into this finale. The beginning chapters had a lot of back-story from previous books in the series, but being the sixth book, it was good to catch up and be reminded. I really liked Jax. She has internal struggles, but for the most part is a really good heroine out to do right.
She...more
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As far as series enders go, I’ve read far worse. I feel like this series has changed incredibly over the course of the five books, but at the same time, I they aren’t so distant from each other that I felt like I was reading a different book by the time I got to this final installment.
I am really happy she brought March back in on this book though the lack of Dina time is a little depressing. I didn’t enjoy how separate their stories were in book 5, so it’s nice to have them back together, even...more
I am really happy she brought March back in on this book though the lack of Dina time is a little depressing. I didn’t enjoy how separate their stories were in book 5, so it’s nice to have them back together, even...more
Initial reaction: Not the best book in the lot, but I have such a soft spot for Jax and the gang, that I'm a bit forgiving with this series. I can't help but be saddened that it's all over. Sigh. No more Brown Bird and White Wave. Sigh. I is sad.
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This world is so rich, and there's so many more stories that can be told. I hope Ann starts a new series with a different POV. The nephew, for instance. I started the first book four different times before I got into it. I'm so glad I stuck with it!
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Ann Aguirre is a USA Today bestselling author with a degree in English Literature; before she began writing full time, she was a clown, a clerk, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens, not necessarily in that order. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield, but now she lives in sunny Mexico with her husband, children, and various pets. She likes all kinds of books, emo music,...more
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“This is not a love story. It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death, and sacrifice. It's about things that needed to be done and choices made. I regret nothing.”
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“Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there are three lives before you: His life, Her Life, and Your life together.”
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