“Asaro’s saga merges sweeping space opera, military fiction, and exhilarating romance. Impeccable world-building, flawless plotting, intriguing characters…a gift to established fans and the perfect chance…to become addicted to Asaro’s unique brand of storytelling.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)
Description
A grand adventure, the rebirth of the Skolian Empire, and the romance that commenced this saga.
Eldrinson Valdoria is a bard and leader on the planet Skyfall, a world with a culture considered primitive by the starflung civilization of the Imperialate. As adept with a sword as he is with a ballad, he is also an undiscovered telepath of great power.
Roca Skolia, a former dancer, is now the councilor for Foreign Affairs in the Imperialate’s governing Assembly and heir to the Ruby Pharaoh of the Skolian Imperialate. Caught in a political struggle with her warlord son, she ends up stranded on Skyfall and missing a meeting of the Assembly to vote on humanity’s first interstellar war. Though trapped, she finds herself drawn to Eldrinson, whose thoughts are as clear as the words he cannot write. As their attraction deepens into a love that the laws of both their peoples forbid, the flames of war ignite among the stars.
Praise
“Asaro’s saga merges sweeping space opera, military fiction, and exhilarating romance. Impeccable world-building, flawless plotting, intriguing characters…a gift to established fans and the perfect chance…to become addicted to Asaro’s unique brand of storytelling.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)
“Intrigue, drama, and romance converge…an enthralling stand-alone that fills in the early history of the [Skolian] empire.” Publishers Weekly
“Skyfall pleases like its predecessors and makes one wonder how the saga will continue.” Booklist
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Mar 6, 2017 |
| Release Date | March 7, 2017 |
| Number in Series | 9 |
| Series Display String | The Saga of the Skolian Empire Series |
| Release Date Machine | 1488844800 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Space Opera, Science Fiction, Sci Fi and Fantasy, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Author Bio
Catherine Asaro writes science fiction, fantasy, and romance in six series and three stand-alone novels. The Quantum Rose won the 2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and The Spacetime Pool won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novella. She grew up near Berkeley, California. She earned a BS degree in chemistry with highest honors from UCLA, an MA degree in physics, and a PhD in chemical physics from Harvard University.
Narrator Bio
Suzanne Weintraub is an American voice-over artist and audiobook narrator. She earned a bachelor of arts in speech communications and theater from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is married with two daughters, Sophia and Phoebe, and currently resides in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Overview
A grand adventure, the rebirth of the Skolian Empire, and the romance that commenced this saga.
Eldrinson Valdoria is a bard and leader on the planet Skyfall, a world with a culture considered primitive by the starflung civilization of the Imperialate. As adept with a sword as he is with a ballad, he is also an undiscovered telepath of great power.
Roca Skolia, a former dancer, is now the councilor for Foreign Affairs in the Imperialate’s governing Assembly and heir to the Ruby Pharaoh of the Skolian Imperialate. Caught in a political struggle with her warlord son, she ends up stranded on Skyfall and missing a meeting of the Assembly to vote on humanity’s first interstellar war. Though trapped, she finds herself drawn to Eldrinson, whose thoughts are as clear as the words he cannot write. As their attraction deepens into a love that the laws of both their peoples forbid, the flames of war ignite among the stars.
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