The Collapsing Empire

The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi, the first in the award-winning Interdependency series. 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 . . . Continue the space adventure trilogy with The Consuming Fire . ''Rousing storytelling and satisfying intrigue . . . an engaging, well-crafted sci-fi drama.'' - SFX

About the author

John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors of his generation. His debut, Old Man's War, won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Lock In, Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Last Emperox and The Kaiju Preservation Society. Material from his widely read blog Whatever has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.

Product details

• Authors: John Scalzi
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.03.2017
• EAN: 9781509835072
• ISBN: 978-1-5098-3507-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Series: The Interdependency; The Interdependency
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy > Science fiction; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Science fiction: space exploration, Science fiction: military, Space, planets and extraterrestrial locations, Father’s Day, Father?s Day, Science Fiction / Action & Adventure