The Collapsing Empire
Descriere
'Rousing storytelling and satisfying intrigue . . . an engaging, well-crafted sci-fi drama.' - SFXDoes the biggest threat lie within?
In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their people?The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But 'The Flow' is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation.A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet as they work to save a civilization on the brink of collapse, others have very different plans . . .The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi.
Despre autor
John Michael Scalzi II este un autor american, scriitor on-line și președinte al Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. El este cel mai bine cunoscut pentru romanul său nominalizat la Premiul Hugo Războiul bătrânilor, roman publicat de Tor Books în ianuarie 2005.
