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The course of empire

The course of empire

MilitaryScience Fiction
Pages
506
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

Humanity makes its first contact with the Jao, a powerful alien empire that offers protection but demands integration into their vast interstellar dominion. As humans navigate this new galactic order, they must adapt to alien customs and political structures while striving to maintain their own identity. This epic science fiction tale explores the challenges and opportunities arising from humanity's place within a formidable alien civilization.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

AdventurousThought-ProvokingTense
First Contact

Genres

Military Science Fiction Space Opera

Authors

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Eric Flint

Eric Flint (1947-2022) was an American author, editor and e-publisher, best known for alternate history science fiction and humorous fantasy. His best-known work is the 1632 series (also called the Ring of Fire or Assiti Shards universe), which begins with 1632 (2000), when a modern West Virginia town is thrown back into the Thirty Years' War. He extended that universe through many collaborators and through the Grantville Gazette, and wrote the Belisarius series with David Drake, Honorverse nove...

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K.D. Wentworth

Also see K. D. Wentworth entries (with a space) on Open Library http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1512260A/K._D._Wentworth