#3 in New York Times best-selling author 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 Course of Empire by Eric Flint
& K.D. Wentworth:
"The action is fast and furious . . . a trimphant story . . . "--The
Midwest Book Review
"Building to an exhilarating conclusion, this book cries out for a
sequel."--Publishers Weekly
About Eric Flint's best-selling Ring of Fire series:
"...reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis
..."--Publishers Weekly
"...each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly
impossible feat...terrific."--Midwest Book Review
"[C]ombines accurate historical research with bold leaps of the
imagination."--Library Journal
The Jao Empire Series
The Course of Empire
The Crucible of Empire
The Span of Empire
