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The Radiant Seas

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by Catherine Asaro
Anna Fields
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In the continuing saga that began with the acclaimed Primary Inversion, star-crossed lovers Sauscony and Jaibriol, each the heir to an interstellar empire, become entangled again in the machinations of the Skolian Empire. Having faked their own deaths and secretly married, they are beginning to pick up what's left of their lives in exile on a deserted planet with their children. But when interstellar war erupts, Jaibriol is snatched away to be the unwilling ruler of the Highton Aristos. Sauscony must fight her way at the head of an invading space fleet to rescue him from his own empire. With much of interstellar civilization poised on the brink of destruction, it is the devotion of these two lovers, their sacrifices and their heroism, that might just found a new order. That, and their teenage son, who is the genetic heir to a legacy of pain he must rise above.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Saga of the Skolian Empire

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    June 24, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781624607639
      • File size: 446060 KB
      • Duration: 15:29:17

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The sequel to PRIMARY INVERSION continues the story of the Skolian Empire, a saga of interstellar civilizations and conflict. Anna Fields weaves her way through the complexities of a world that takes technological dependence to a new level. Her characterizations of the main characters provide an anchor as the plot bounces between dominant, but very different, cultures. Fields's narration supports mood without exaggeration, providing background and narrative comment without being overbearing. Her style is steady and even, with snatches of sardonic humor, and a strong sense of duty and responsibility underlying the characters' relationships and social roles. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 30, 1998
      The fourth volume of Asaro's saga of the interstellar Skolian Empire takes place in the 23rd century, when the rivalry between the Skolians and the Eubians is rising to a murderous climax. At the same time, the heirs to the two empires, Sauscony Valdoria of Skolia and Jaibriol Qox II of Eube, having fallen in love in the saga's launch novel (Primary Inversion), now fake their deaths and raise a family on an unknown planet--until the deadly intrigues of the Eubians lead to Jaibriol's kidnapping. Now Imperator of Skolia, Sauscony leads her warriors on a mission of vengeance and rescue. The strongest and clearest parts of the somewhat jumbled narrative involve the lovers' raising of their family and the final climactic campaign. Much of the remainder is too crammed with characters (albeit sometimes appealing ones), plots, subplots, counterplots and double handfuls of exotic (and not always fully developed) technologies. There's also a surfeit of sex and torture, which, after serving its purpose of demonstrating the decadence of the Eubian ruling elite, comes off as gratuitous. This isn't a bad novel, but it falls short of the state of the art even in space opera and isn't up to the level of some of Asaro's own work, including last year's The Last Hawk. Agent, Eleanor Wood.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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