Imperial Night

Ashes of Empire Series, Book 3

De: Eric Thomson

Narrado por: Paul Boehmer

Humanity's interstellar empire died in fire and blood, leaving wrecked star systems to face the long night of barbarism.

One tiny spark of civilization remains: The Republic of Lyonesse, tucked away at the end of a wormhole cul-de-sac. Yet that last bastion could suffer the same dire fate.

When the late empress unleashed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on her crumbling realm, Lyonesse escaped War and Famine. However, the Pale Rider, carrying pestilence and death, still roams the wormhole network, seeking to finish off what the Imperial Retribution Fleet missed decades earlier, and he has finally found the entrance to the Lyonesse branch. What about the White Rider who brings deceit and the worship of false prophets? Perhaps he is already on Lyonesse, undermining what Jonas Morane so laboriously created.

Will the Navy's tiny, decrepit fleet stop plague ships from reaching Lyonesse while Morane and his ally Sister Gwenneth keep the fledgling republic from turning on itself?

Or will Lyonesse join the rest of humanity in a long imperial night, one which might never end?

©2020 Eric Thomson (P)2021 Tantor

First novel is spot on, but then wanders away …

I really want to like this series but it feels like the author left the realm of hard science fiction and got stuck in the weeds of political intrigue and (pseudo) religion. I get enough of that in RL. I put up with Book 2 hoping it would get back on track. However, Book 3 is a finisher, for me at least. I won’t buy any additional titles in this series.

A GREAT BOOK.

this book dovetails nicely with the previous book. It is interesting as the reader exploits the struggle to restore civilization. The characters are engaging, interesting, and likable. A good read.

Not a fan

The first book was good and hooked me. The second book was all set up but the third was a dud.