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The Risen Empire (Succession) (Hardcover)

by Scott Westerfeld (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc. (17 April 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0765305550
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765305558
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.3 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,970,915 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of 80 human worlds for 1600 years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life-after-death, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power is absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshipped as living gods. No one can touch them. No until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship planetary Al compound minds. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal I to propagate such Als throughout the galaxy. They seek to end, by any means necessary, the Emperor's prolonged dynasty of one, and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is charged with her rescue.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A short review., 6 Mar 2006
By Randall Richmond (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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The only reason that I can see that this work did not win either the CLARKE or HUGO awards, is because it was split into two seperate novels when first published. What a shame, because this is one of the best science fiction books written this decade! The science, pacing, and drama all are superior. I understand why publishers make the decision to split a book up, but artisticly this book will never get the recognition it deserves unless enough people buy this edition. A pity.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Four star opera, 7 April 2005
By Mr. D. Dingwall "blacksuit" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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An interesting take on the cultural struggle between the living, and those enhanced with longer life " the Risen". Unfortunately to be enhanced they have to kill you first.... Space Navy and Imperial politics mingle through the book, as the Emperor's sister is held as a hostage by the cybernetic Rix. Clear your calendar and make time to read this. I'm sure there will be more of this universe in future books
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly an Epic..., 31 Oct 2008
By K. Charlton "Happy Dad" (Surrey, England) - See all my reviews
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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.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Propagate Proper Grates.
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Every subsequent time I read it, it felt like a slap round the head with a wet fish. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. A. S. Lally

5.0 out of 5 stars couldn't put it down
A fantastic novel - especially when you read it all in one go and not the split version!

Couldn't put it down. Wish he'd get on and write the next instalment...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Relatively good sci-fi
The saga of Laurent Zai and the Risen Empire has really impressed me as a well thought out and enjoyable space opera. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I really enjoyed this book. It's big, enthralling and you can't help but get involved with the characters.

I won't give any spoilers other than to say... read it.
Published on 31 Aug 2006 by R. J. Beed

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice story, decent characters, plot moves along niceley
Says it all really. The other reviewers are pretty accurate. Nice work scott!
Published on 31 Jul 2006 by bob

5.0 out of 5 stars The omnibus editon - 2 books as one.
I missed these novels when they originally came out. As a single story this is a fat novel, but its well written and actually hard to see where the publishers split the book up... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2006 by K. Maxwell

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