A new novel in New York Times best seller Eric Flint's science fiction Jao Empire series*. *
It has become clear to both the Jao and their human and Lleix partners that if they are going to defeat the Ekhat who have been terrorizing the galaxy for eons, they need more allies. To that end, Preceptor Ronz, guardian of Earth and greatest living strategist of the Jao, has harnessed the energy of Earth's humans to create and send out an exploration fleet under the command of Caitlin Kralik.
But after a long search, all the expedition has found are dead worlds and now-extinct intelligent species slaughtered by the genocidal Ekhat. Do they continue to search down the galactic arm in which Earth and the Jao worlds lie, or do they make an astounding leap in another direction? With friends like Gabe Tully, Tamt, Wrot and Caewithe Miller supporting her, Caitlin makes her decision.
Meanwhile, the Ekhat, as murderous and destructive as they have always been, have a new generation of leaders growing into power who are even more implacable than those who have gone before them. The Ekhat have not forgotten the Jao, nor the damage they have done over the years to the Ekhat purpose. It's up to the Jao-human-Lleix confederation and the new allies they make to survive the onslaught and turn the tables on the Ekhat.
About Jao Empire series entry #2 The C ourse of Empire by Eric Flint & K.D. Wentworth:_
βThe action is fast and furious . . . a trimphant story . . . ββ_ The Midwest Book Review
βBuilding to an exhilarating conclusion, this book cries out for a sequel.ββ Publishers Weekly
About Eric Flintβs best-selling Ring of Fire series:
ββ¦reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis β¦ββ Publishers Weekly
ββ¦each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible featβ¦terrific.ββ Midwest Book Review
β[C]ombines accurate historical research with bold leaps of the imagination.ββ Library Journal
The Jao Empire Series
The Course of Empire
The C rucible of Empire
The Span of Empire
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About the Author
Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction, with over three million books in print. Heβs the author/creator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series. With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the βBelisariusβ alternate Roman history series, and with David Weber collaborated on 1633 and 1634 : The Baltic War. Flint was a labor union activist for many years. He lives in Chicago, IL.
David Carrico's writing career began with short stories laid in the 1632 universe published in Grantville Gazette. David lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.