The Last Emperox
Apr 2020 · The Interdependency Book 3 · Sold by Tor Books
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The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Interdependency series, an epic space opera adventure from Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi.
The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems—and billions of people—are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. This collapse was foretold through scientific prediction . . . and yet, even as the evidence is obvious and insurmountable, many still try to rationalize, delay and profit from, these final days of one of the greatest empires humanity has ever known.
Emperox Grayland II has finally wrested control of her empire from those who oppose her and who deny the reality of this collapse. But “control” is a slippery thing, and even as Grayland strives to save as many of her people form impoverished isolation, the forces opposing her rule will make a final, desperate push to topple her from her throne and power, by any means necessary. Grayland and her thinning list of allies must use every tool at their disposal to save themselves, and all of humanity. And yet it may not be enough.
Will Grayland become the savior of her civilization . . . or the last emperox to wear the crown?
The Interdependency Series
1. The Collapsing Empire
2. The Consuming Fire
3. The Last Emperox
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has accelerated. Entire star systems—and billions of people—are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. This collapse was foretold through scientific prediction . . . and yet, even as the evidence is obvious and insurmountable, many still try to rationalize, delay and profit from, these final days of one of the greatest empires humanity has ever known.
Emperox Grayland II has finally wrested control of her empire from those who oppose her and who deny the reality of this collapse. But “control” is a slippery thing, and even as Grayland strives to save as many of her people form impoverished isolation, the forces opposing her rule will make a final, desperate push to topple her from her throne and power, by any means necessary. Grayland and her thinning list of allies must use every tool at their disposal to save themselves, and all of humanity. And yet it may not be enough.
Will Grayland become the savior of her civilization . . . or the last emperox to wear the crown?
The Interdependency Series
1. The Collapsing Empire
2. The Consuming Fire
3. The Last Emperox
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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4.4
105 reviews
Victor Jetten
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July 2, 2023
Very enjoyable read, fast paced, funny, unexpected turns. Great story. I laughed out loud a number of times which doesn't usually happen often. If you expect dramatic, slow, pompous, moralistic space opera, this series is not for you. You should read all three books.
Joe Major
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January 10, 2021
The epilogue pretty much says it all: this book isn't very good because Mr. Scalzi was busy focusing on other things. And it shows. The book is short, abrupt and doesn't flow particularly well. It seems like the epilogue is an admission that Mr. Scalzi knows it was not his best effort. And a final note on the epilogue. I read sci-fi as a break from everyday life. The last thing I want is to pay for political propaganda, from any viewpoint. Not everything needs to be political. There are plenty of avenues for Mr. Scalzi to present his political beliefs. I'm not sure why anyone thinks the epilogue is a good place to propagandize one's readers (especially considering the lack of effort that seemed to go into writing the actual book). I'm disappointed because the Human Division is a great series, but it's going to be a long time before I pay for another book by Mr. Scalzi if any.
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Glenn Pyle
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May 15, 2020
Not sure why everybody is giving this such high reviews. The entire trilogy could have been written as one actual novel instead of three short stories ($14 for a 300-page e-book is about as close to legalized theft as you can get). The story and character development were decent at best with all of the "surprises" telegraphed so much that they were fairly predictable - to summarize, it read more like a "teen adventure". And the ending - all that build up to basically - "story's over goodbye". I won't even bother giving my thoughts on the pathetic acknowledgements. All in all, I'm glad I didn't actually pay for it.
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About the author
JOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular science fiction authors of the 2000s. His multiple New York Times bestsellers include Redshirts, which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, Lock In and The Last Emperox. His debut novel Old Man's War won him the Astounding Award for Best New Writer; his other awards include the Locus, Seiun and Audie. Whatever (whatever.scalzi.com), his online site, has been published continuously since 1998, and has earned him two other Hugo awards. His television work includes Stargate Universe and Love, Death & Robots. Scalzi lives in Ohio, where he takes pictures of cats and sunsets.
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