Worlds of the Imperium
Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · May 22, 2024
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- Who it’s for
- A parallel-world adventure turns on identity, imperial power, and the unnerving sense that appearances mislead.
- Themes
- Parallel worlds, Authoritarian rule
- Genres
- Alternate History, Steampunk, Sci-Fi Adventure
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American Diplomat Brion Bayard is on assignment in Stockholm Sweden when he is kidnaped by agents of The Imperium who are from a parallel world. A world where the American revolution never happened and the British Empire which includes America and the German and Austro-Hungarian empires of Europe rule the world. Bayard learns that he was abducted because the Imperium is under attack from another parallel world.
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A parallel world ruled by a ruthless dictator who happens to be. . . Brion Bayard. It up to Brion to kill his alternate self and step into his place to stop these attacks. But Brion discovers almost immediately that nothing is as it seems.
Worlds at Odds
A parallel-world adventure turns on identity, imperial power, and the unnerving sense that appearances mislead.
Come here for
- Alternate histories with empires reshaping the familiar
- A brisk collision of adventure and identity
Expect
- A diplomat caught between rival parallel worlds
- Uncertainty woven into the high-stakes premise
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Adventure | 61% |
|---|---|
| Steampunk | 60% |
| Alternate History | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi Adventure
- Military Sci-Fi
- Time Travel Fiction
- Authors
- Keith Laumer
- Publisher
- Start Publishing PD
- Published
- May 22, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Parallel worlds · Authoritarian rule
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi Adventure