Books From the Backlog #100
Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week's neglected book:
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
#2 The Interdependent Empire
Space Opera
Release: 10.16.18
Blurb:
The Consuming Fire―the sequel to the 2018 Hugo Award Best Novel finalist and 2018 Locus Award-winning The Collapsing Empire―an epic space-opera novel in the bestselling Interdependency series, from New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi
The Interdependency―humanity’s interstellar empire―is on the verge of collapse. The extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible is disappearing, leaving entire systems and human civilizations stranded.
Emperox Grayland II of the Interdependency is ready to take desperate measures to help ensure the survival of billions. But arrayed before her are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth―or at the very least an opportunity to an ascension to power.
While Grayland prepares for disaster, others are preparing for a civil war. A war that will take place in the halls of power, the markets of business and the altars of worship as much as it will between spaceships and battlefields.
The Emperox and her allies are smart and resourceful, as are her enemies. Nothing about this will be easy... and all of humanity will be caught in its consuming fire.
Why Did I Pick It?
I listened to The Collapsing Empire when it first released and was riveted. I planned to press right on with this second one as soon as it released, but that didn't work out. I bought it on sale last year and was determined to get it read before the final book came out this year. Um...
But, I do love this sort of desperate- end of mankind- sort of situation along with some good twisting political intrigue on the side for good measure. I need this book and I'm pretty sure it will be stellar so its getting read this year no matter what.
