- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Tor Books (31 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0765308509
- ISBN-13: 978-0765308504
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,394,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Captain Laurent Zai embarks on a suicide mission to stop the next invasion of the Rix, machine-augmented humans dedicated to the destruction of the immortal Emperor with their own eternal cybernetic dynasty, while his lover, Senator Nara Oxham, is engaged in a deadly game of political intrigue.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Nearly an Epic...,
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This review is from: The Killing of Worlds (Succession) (Mass Market Paperback)
I dug around a bit and discovered that 'The Risen Empire' and the 'Killing of Worlds' was one manuscript but was chopped in half because the publisher didn't think a Sci-Fi book that long from a relative unknown would sell for the higher price a larger book costs.
Or so is claimed. A bit of a shame really because like other reviewers I think this book deserved at least a mention in the big awards. I will review both books here. A very original story line winds through a well thought out and well fleshed out universe that the author has taken time to make quite believable. Different political parties, a Senate, an Emperor all help the story to rise above the standard Space Opera, and make the reader believe there is a functioning Universe within the pages of this book. Characters are well detailed with even bit players not feeling superficial or shallow. There are even different classes of people all with their own agendas or in the case of the risen, dark secrets. The high tech military hardware and operations blend nicely with the Senatorial episodes and the love interests between Captain and politician, Captain and Exec and a data analyst and a cyborg/gestalt being are important subplots rather than just an 'interest' The highlight of the whole book has to be the space battle between the outclassed latest Imperial prototype and an advanced sentient gestalt type race. It is a fantastic bit of story telling with heavy yet understandable science and engineering underpinning the combat. Its probably one of the best examples of what space warfare might be like I have read. Well worth a read, just remember if you just get the first book it will cut off in the midst of the action and you will kick yourself.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Beware confusing printing!,
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This review is from: Killing of Worlds: Succession Book 2 (Paperback)
If you own the 2006 720-page Orbit version of The Risen Empire, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK AS YOU ALREADY OWN IT. It's just the second half.
If you own the 2008 352-page Tor version of The Risen Empire then *do* buy this book immediately as it's the second half you don't have! If you don't have either, then this book is not the place to start!!
1.0 out of 5 stars
waste of money,
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This review is from: Killing of Worlds: Succession Book 2 (Paperback)
What is the bloody point of buying this book when it is also in the Risen Empire , I am not inpressed that i wasted money on this piece of rubbish do not buy it is also in the Risen Empire i found out the hard way,,,,,,,,,,,,!!!!
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