The Weight of the World
Kindle Edition
Night Shade Books · Ebook · January 24, 2017
It is the 147th century; the turning of the Amaranthine new year.
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- Who it’s for
- A sprawling space-fantasy canvas brings liberation wars, immortal powers, and perilous journeys into uneasy orbit.
- Themes
- Struggle against monarchy, Search for a lost sibling, Rebellion against immortal masters
- Genres
- Space Opera, Epic Fantasy, Sci-Fi Adventure
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It is the 147th century; the turning of the Amaranthine new year. In the provinces of the Old World, the giant Elatine's war of liberation has come to an impasse, leaving the wicked monarchy of the First in possession of the throne. In the Vaulted Lands of the Firmament, acolytes have risen up to execute their immortal masters. The opportunistic races of the Prism, intoxicated with greed, have arrived inside every Solar Satrapy to scavenge what’s left.
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In the wild Investiture, on a forgotten water moon, a crew of shipwrecked Privateers come face to face with their greatest terror, and with it the most valuable treasure in all the galaxy. Jatropha, legendary Immortal, must escort his precious charge through the exotic Westerly Provinces, knowing all the world would steal her if they could. Sotiris, his mind fading fast, must set out to find his dear, drowned sister in a land previously unglimpsed by anyone but the dead. Lycaste, now far from home, must journey in strange company to the edge of a tempestuous sea, to the lair of someone so dangerous that even the legendary Amaranthine fear his name.
Worlds in Collision
A sprawling space-fantasy canvas brings liberation wars, immortal powers, and perilous journeys into uneasy orbit.
Come here for
- Galactic scale with political and military conflicts
- Several journeys through strange, dangerous worlds
Expect
- A layered setting spanning provinces, satrapies, and a forgotten moon
- An ensemble of characters facing very different perils
Where it sits
| Space Opera | 98% |
|---|---|
| Epic Fantasy | 51% |
| Sci-Fi Adventure | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi
- Space Opera
- Military Sci-Fi
- Authors
- Tom Toner
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books
- Published
- January 24, 2017
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Struggle against monarchy · Search for a lost sibling · Rebellion against immortal masters
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi