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Title: Imperial Command
Series:
Empire Rising #10
Author: David Holmes
Rating:
3.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: SF
Pages:
420
Words: 166K
This was a great return to the Empire Rising series. Taking this little break from it was just what I needed to make me appreciate the space opera that is involved.
A lot of ship to ship fighting. A tiny bit of space marines kicking butt, but (hahahaaha) not nearly enough.
The little bits of “Imperial History” written in 3002 have already referenced a war with another advanced alien race AND a potential pretender to the Throne. So I’m already preparing myself for those events.
At the same time, I’m not allowing that to rob me of any enjoyment of the present conflict with the Karacknicks (giant space spiders who rule a gigantic empire). They make wonderful badguys and it’s quite enjoyable to see them getting smacked around by humanity.
★★★✬☆
From
the Publisher
Trapped behind enemy lines, the survivors of the
raid on Jaranna have been forced to flee deeper into enemy territory.
Behind them Karacknid fleets gather to exact revenge. With danger at
every turn, Admiral Lightfoot must find a way to get his ships home
or Earth will be left defenseless.
On Earth the Empire has been
formed and is bringing the outlying colonies into its fold. Yet there
are those who see themselves and not the Empire as the rightful
rulers of Humanity. At the very moment when they should be preparing
their people to face the Karacknids, James and Christine instead find
themselves facing the threat of a civil war. If it spreads and
Humanity’s strength consumes itself, the Empire will fall.
For
their part, the Karacknids have not removed their sights from Earth.
Even as the war along the Alliance border rages on, ships are on the
move. For it is through Earth’s conquest the Karacknids’ believe
the end of the war will come.
For those who have sworn to serve
the Empire, everything hangs in the balance
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