The Risen Empire
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Author
Contributions
- Stephan Martinere - Cover artist
Publication
2008 - Tor books, New York, USA
Language
English
Word Count
88,000 words, Guess
Page Count
352 pages
Physical Format
Trade Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverisenempire0000west
- ISBN-100765319985
- ISBN-139780765319982
- GooglePAwqnSDQug4C
- Goodreads2281221
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- OCLC Control Number184823046
- OCLC Control Number566681262
- Better World Books9780765319982
- Open LibraryOL24286245M
Classifications
- LCCPS3573.E854
- LCCPS
Description
The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred 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. The Rix are machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary size. Cool, relentless fanatics, their only goal is to propagate such AIs. They seek to end the Emperor’s prolonged rule, and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue. Separated by light years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist Senator Nara Oxham must both face the challenge of the Rix, and both will hold the fate of the empire in their hands. *From the paperback*
Subjects
Series Statement
- Succession, Book One
Other Editions
- The Risen Empire
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