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epic sci-fi
The Interdependency - John Scalzi
John
Scalzi's "The interdependency" has a lot of parallells in its
story line, but not so much in writing style, to Isaac Asimovs
Foundation series, An empire about to collapse, and the main characters
trying to save what they can of it. Political and religious
intrigue, assasinations and plot twists, adventurous missions and
discoveries of lost outposts and colonies.
The "Flow",
a network of wormhole-like structures, which connects the various
worlds of the empire, is failing, making faster than light travel risky
or impossible. And because the worlds of the empire depend on
eachothers specialized goods and 1 world for food, billions are
predicted to die, and a struggle for power begins. A young scientist,
an unlikely heiress to the throne and the friends they make on the way,
must combine their wits to save the universe they know.
This
is not a "slow" epic sci-fi story. The Author keeps a high pace and
builds a lot of tension in the story. It's one of the better epic
sci-fi's i've come across, one i will very likely read
again.
1. The Collapsing Empire (2017)
2. The Consuming Fire (2018)
3. The Last Emperox (2020)