John Scalzi: The collapsing empire

John Scalzi tarjoaa helppolukuista tieteiskirjallisuutta avaruusoopperoiden ystäville: The collapsing empire (Tor, 2017; ISBN 978-1-5098-3507-2).



Kirja aloittaa uuden romaanisarjan, eikä hassummin aloitakaan. Tarina sijoittuu kaukana toisistaan oleville planeetoille, joita valoa nopeamman matkustamisen mahdollistava väylästö yhdistää. Mutta keisarikunta on tuhon partaalla, sekä sisäisen juonittelun että väylästössä tapahtuvien muutosten takia.

Does the biggest threat lie within?

In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their people?

The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But 'The Flow' is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation.

A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet as they work to save a civilization on the brink of collapse, others have very different plans.