### From the Publisher The first book in an actionβpacked new SF adventure series. Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native β complacent or tough. Sten is tough. When his family is killed in a mysterious acci
Sten Chronicles #08 - Empire's End
β Scribed by Chris Bunch; Allan Cole
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Year
- 2001;1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781841490830
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
From the Publisher
The Eternal Emperor had returned at last from the dead, to pick up the pieces of his crumbling Empire. But even that great leader could not halt the Empireβs decline alone. And so Sten β master spy, military strategist, and assassin β found himself appointed Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the Altaic Cluster, where a brewing civil war threatened the stability of the Empire itself. Quelling a civil war is nothing new for Sten, but as the war intensifies, he begins to suspect that he is up against more than a mere local disturbance. Someone β operating in deepβcover and seemingly backed by the highest authorities β is working behind the scenes to manipulate events and escalate disaster. And that someone wants nothing more than to see Sten deadβ¦
From the Inside Flap
At last! The explosive finale of Sten's adventures as the eternal emperor's most trusted friend, bodyguard, troubleshooter...and assassin!
See Sten undertake the ultimate treasure hunt, as he and his comrades seek out the source of the Eternal Emperor's power: Anti-Matter Two.
Learn the secret of the Eternal Emperor's past: Who is he? Where did he come from? And how did he become immortal?
Watch as the loyal Sten turns traitor at last, turning on the Eternal Emperor to save his own skin...and the Empire itself!
Eternity is doomed to end. And if sten has his way, it will end sooner than later!
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