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The Ashes of Worlds
First published 2008 · 672 pages
A spectacular, high-stakes space opera finale where clashing empires and elemental forces collide in a grand, explosive climax.
What it feels like
This is the feeling of a massive, sprawling saga reaching its explosive boiling point. The pace is propulsive and urgent, hurtling through a grand finale where the stakes are nothing less than the survival of planetary systems. The mood is steeped in high-stakes drama and spectacular action, capturing the awe and terror of elemental devastation and galactic warfare. The prose paints a colorful, sweeping canvas large enough to hold clashing empires, divided humanity, and the final stands of desperate heroes. It is an epic, action-packed culmination that will delight readers who crave the sheer scale and dramatic payoff of a sprawling space opera reaching its ultimate, spectacular climax.
- Mood
- grand
- climactic
- high-stakes
- explosive
- Tone
- epic
- dramatic
- spectacular
- urgent
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- galactic conflict · humanity divided · final stands · elemental devastation · heroic culmination
- The writing
- Colorful and sweeping, designed to capture the massive scale of clashing empires and planetary devastation.
- The arc
- Builds from sprawling, high-stakes tension to a spectacular, explosive culmination of long-fought battles.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love sprawling, action-packed space operas with massive stakes and epic, multi-threaded finales.
Content notes
- space warfare
- planetary devastation
- mass destruction
About the book
The culminating volume in Kevin J. Anderson's Saga of Seven Suns weaves together the myriad storylines into a spectacular grand finale. Galactic empires clash, elemental beings devastate whole planetary systems, and the factions of humanity are pitted against each other. Heroes rise and enemies make their last stands in the climax of an epic tale seven years in the making. The Saga of Seven Suns is one of the most colorful and spectacular science fiction epics of the last decade.
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