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Heirs of Empire

By: David Weber
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
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Restoring the empire that had been destroyed 45 years earlier, Emperor Colin finds problems in the genocidal Achuutani and in his children, Sean and Harriet, who have been marooned on a hostile planet. 

©1996 David Weber (P)2020 Recorded Books

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Great!

Loved it! 3rd book in series not the best one but still great! yea! yea!

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Great Adventure and excellent series.

The recording is missing chapter 28 which is important to the story. Need to fix it.

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Great except...

This book is still a charming story and I am sad it's the last one in the series. There is one wonky aspect, hence the 4 star rating.

The book is overtly a slam against religion. It's sad really. It's not necessary for the plot. It's also dishonest. He writes as if religion's only real motive is it's a vehicle for power. And then fails to acknowledge how government, education, science, technology, and status do the exact same thing.



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Basically a rough draft of the "Safehold" series

This is basically a rough draft of the "Safehold" series. I remember reading this as a kid, and then reading the Safehold books and thinking that it seems too familiar. I'm glad the story was expanded!

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Outstanding

As always a great read from David Weber action packed and fun to read. If there is any drawback, it is that some portions seem to have been taken from the Safehold series

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Not Finished

This book is the basis for the Safehold series. To bad this series was not continued.

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Best of the series yet

The first book was, well, rough. I stuck through it though and listened to book 2. Better, but still a little rough around the edges. Book 3 now, this one is the best of the series and left me wishing for the story to continue. Bravo.

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Amazing

Space opera doesn't do this justice. Dastardly plots, betrayals, traitors and heroes. Thoroughly enjoyable. Dahaks continuum is amazing.

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Another great book

David Weber spun another great book. I wish the stories didn't span so many books, but he does tell a good story.

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Excellent plot development. Great characters.

This book was an excellent into the entire trilogy. I very much enjoyed the plot development and character development. This is definitely what is meant by space opera, and is truly Science Fiction.

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