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The Collapsing Empire - John Scalzi

By John Scalzi

Release Date: 2017-03-21

Genre: Science Fiction

4.5 (1,204 ratings)
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*2018 LOCUS AWARD WINNER OF BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*
*2018 HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL*

ā€œJohn Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today.ā€ ā€”Joe Hill, author of The Fireman

The first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Redshirts and Old Man's War

Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossibleā€”until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.

Riding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. Itā€™s a hedge against interstellar warā€”and, for the empireā€™s rulers, a system of control.

The Flow is eternalā€”but itā€™s not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When itā€™s discovered that the entire Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individualsā€”a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependencyā€”must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.

"Fans of Game of Thrones and Dune will enjoy this bawdy, brutal, and brilliant political adventure" ā€”Booklist on The Collapsing Empire

"Political plotting, plenty of snark, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of action...Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure." ā€”Kirkus Reviews on The Collapsing Empire

ā€œScalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced.ā€ ā€”The Wall Street Journal on The Human Division

The Interdependency Series
1. The Collapsing Empire
2. The Consuming Fire

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Collapsing Empire - John Scalzi

By John Scalzi

Release Date: 2017-03-21

Genre: Science Fiction

4.5 (1,204 ratings)
Read Download
*2018 LOCUS AWARD WINNER OF BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*
*2018 HUGO AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVEL*

ā€œJohn Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today.ā€ ā€”Joe Hill, author of The Fireman

The first novel of a new space-opera sequence set in an all-new universe by the Hugo Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Redshirts and Old Man's War

Our universe is ruled by physics. Faster than light travel is impossibleā€”until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field available at certain points in space-time, which can take us to other planets around other stars.

Riding The Flow, humanity spreads to innumerable other worlds. Earth is forgotten. A new empire arises, the Interdependency, based on the doctrine that no one human outpost can survive without the others. Itā€™s a hedge against interstellar warā€”and, for the empireā€™s rulers, a system of control.

The Flow is eternalā€”but itā€™s not static. Just as a river changes course, The Flow changes as well. In rare cases, entire worlds have been cut off from the rest of humanity. When itā€™s discovered that the entire Flow is moving, possibly separating all human worlds from one another forever, three individualsā€”a scientist, a starship captain, and the emperox of the Interdependencyā€”must race against time to discover what, if anything, can be salvaged from an interstellar empire on the brink of collapse.

"Fans of Game of Thrones and Dune will enjoy this bawdy, brutal, and brilliant political adventure" ā€”Booklist on The Collapsing Empire

"Political plotting, plenty of snark, puzzle-solving, and a healthy dose of action...Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure." ā€”Kirkus Reviews on The Collapsing Empire

ā€œScalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced.ā€ ā€”The Wall Street Journal on The Human Division

The Interdependency Series
1. The Collapsing Empire
2. The Consuming Fire

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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