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Empire by Clifford D. Simak

Empire

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Clifford D. Simak

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · March 3, 2016

Mankind is united under the rule of a single corporation and has begun to explore and settle the stars.

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Who it’s for
Spacefaring ambition meets corporate control in a story about energy, power, and the threat of war.
Genres
Space Opera, Military Sci-Fi, Dystopian
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 3, 2016

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About this book

Mankind is united under the rule of a single corporation and has begun to explore and settle the stars. The corporation maintains its control over mankind by having a monopoly on energy. But that's about to change and the corporation will do anything to hold onto its power, even plunge all of mankind into war. Powerful and poignant.

Power at Stake

Spacefaring ambition meets corporate control in a story about energy, power, and the threat of war.

Come here for

  • A corporate monopoly on energy with the stars in reach
  • Power struggles where control may end in war

Expect

  • A broad-scale clash over who controls the energy supply
  • A tense mix of corporate rule and interstellar expansion

Where it sits

Space Opera95%
Dystopian42%
Military Sci-Fi36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Hard Sci-Fi
  • Space Opera
Authors
Clifford D. Simak
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 3, 2016
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure