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Empire of Light (Shoal, Book 3)

Written by Gary Gibson

Average Score: 70(2)

The nova war has begun to spread as the Emissaries wage a fierce and reckless campaign, encroaching on the area of space occupied by humanity and forcing the Shoal into a desperate retreat. While Dakota goes in search of the entity responsible for creating the Maker caches, Corso, left in charge of a fleet of human-piloted Magi ships, finds his authority crumbling in the face of assassination attempts and politically-motivated sabotage. If any hope exists at all, it lies in an abandoned asteroid a thousand light-years beyond the Consortium's borders, and with Ty Whitecloud, the only man alive with the skill to decipher the messages left behind by an ancient race of star travellers. Unfortunately Whitecloud is locked in a prison cell aboard a dying coreship adrift in space, awaiting execution for war crimes against Corso's own people. But if humanity has any hope of survival, Corso is going to have to find some way to keep him alive - and that's only if Dakota doesn't kill him first...

Book Details

Science Fiction
Hardcover, 336 Pages
Published by Tor on July 14, 2010
ISBN-10 0230706819
ISBN-13 978-0230706811

Reviews


Fantasy Book Critic | Liviu Suciu
Review Rating: 80
...the novel's greatest strength is the author's writing ability that carries the story with amazing energy and pulls you in from the first page.
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The Wertzone | Adam Whitehead
Review Rating: 60
Gibson's prose remains readable and entertaining and the book still has a page-turning quality to it, but there is definitely the feeling that this book didn't quite live up to expectations.
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