The Clouds of Caelus

Imperium Volume 2, Book 3

By: Travis Starnes

Narrated by: Kevin Kemp

The advantage is gone.

With trenches behind them and the doorway to the east ahead, victory seemed a matter of time, until the Easterners introduced their own technological terror: poison gas.

The new weapon throws the Western Alliance's lines into chaos, causing the first major retreat since the war began. Behind the lines, new allies and new unrest increase the uncertainty as diplomacy and espionage threaten to open new fronts at the worst possible moment. Now Ky and Lucilla must race to come up with a counter for these new threats before all is lost.

©2025 Travis Starnes (P)2026 Podium Audio

Another winning book in a great storyline

The imperium is confronted with a mysterious enemy from the east. But unlike other enemies, this one seems to have technology and leadership that truly is more an equal. For the first time in the war effort, the imperium is on its back foot with the east. I found myself constantly asking if there was another time traveler yet to be revealed. Even as the imperium’s ability to produce more complicated modern weapons, they can’t seem to produce them fast enough. It’s pretty obvious fairly quickly that there must be a spy or someone in the east that has knowledge from a modern world. If I have anything negative, it’s that I wanted more more information more background just more. The storyline goes quickly and I listen to it in a matter of a few days.

Yet Another Splendid Volume!

Congratulations to Travis Starnes for his ability to keep enriching his great series, exciting and surprising. As such, I look forward to the next volume with much anticipation...