Carnelians : saga of the Skolian Empire. Vol. 14

Multiple Nebula-award-winning Catherine Asaro continues her brilliant and intricate Skolian space opera opus. Two galactic emperors attempt to end a multi-generation war of the stars without both getting assassinated in the process.The leaders of the Eubian empire and Skolian Imperialate have survived political intrigue, military coups and murder attempts as they worked to forge a peace treaty between their two empires. Now comes the hard part--making the treaty a reality.Assassins are poised on both sides. Their mission: eliminate the leaders for the "crime" of striving to end half a millennia of hatred between empires. And as the main players in the peace process attempt to navigate the Byzantine convolutions surrounding the negotiations, an explosive pop anthem, Carnelians Finale, sweeps across three civilizations, its message inflaming passions. The violence escalates and militaries on both sides are called forth. The hope: to keep both empires alive long enough so that their rulers might somehow achieve peace at last.About Catherine Asaro’s Skolia saga:“Entertaining mix of hard SF and romance.”—Publishers Weekly “Asaro’s Skolian saga is now nearly as long and in many ways as compelling as Dune, if not more so, featuring a multitude of stronger female characters.”—Booklist“Rapid pacing and gripping suspense.”—Publisher’s Weekly From the back: IF YOU WOULD HAVE PEACE, PREPARE FOR ROCK The leaders of the Eubian Empire and Skolian Imperialate survived political intrigue, military coups and murder attempts as they forged their controversial peace treaty. Now comes the hard part -- making that treaty work. Assassins are poised on both sides to eliminate the leaders for the "crime" of striving to end half a millennium of hatred between their empires. The main players in the peace process must navigate the Byzantine convolutions surrounding the negotiations. And the Skolian Imperator's brother -- who happens to be a rock star of galactic proportions -- is singing his "Carnelians Finale," an inflammatory response to Eubian atrocities and a hit song that's sweeping across three civilizations. Will the summit set the stage for the peace these war-weary civilizations have never before known -- or will it become a trap that annihilates all they've worked so hard to achieve? Deadly intrigue is afoot as the baroque old order has no intention of giving up its war-bought privilege and power without a fight to the death -- and they don't care if they take the rest of galactic civilization down with them. The leaders of the Eubian empire and Skolian Imperialate have survived political intrigue, military coups and murder attempts as they worked to forge a peace treaty between their two empires. Now comes the hard part--making the treaty a reality. Assassins are poised on both sides.Their mission: eliminate the leaders for the "crime" of striving to end half a millennia of hatred between empires. And as the main players in the peace process attempt to navigate the Byzantine convolutions surrounding the negotiations, an explosive pop anthem, Carnelians Finale, sweeps across three civilizations, its message inflaming passions. The violence escalates andmilitaries on both sidesare called forth.The hope:to keepboth empires alive long enough so that their rulers might somehow achieve peace at last. About Catherine Asaros Skolia saga: Entertaining mix of hard SF and romance. Publishers Weekly Asaros Skolian saga is now nearly as long and in many ways as compelling as Dune, if not more so, featuring a multitude of stronger female characters. Booklist Rapid pacing and gripping suspense. Publishers Weekly About the Author Two-time Nebula-award winner Catherine Asaro has an M.A. in physics and a Ph.D. in chemical physics from Harvard. A former ballet and jazz dancer, she founded the Mainly Jazz Dance program at Harvard and now teaches at the Caryl Maxwell Classical Ballet. She’s the creator of the popular Skolian Saga science fiction series with The Ruby Dice, Diamond Star and Carnelians as the latest entries. Her other books include near-future technothrillers Alpha and Sunrise Alley ._ _Asaro lives in Maryland with her husband and daughter. Two emperors navigate an uneasy peace, while a powerful trader guild does everything in its power to bring on war. And as if Kelric, the Skolian Imperator, didn't have enough problems, his own brother - has a hit song that calls the traders out as the hidebound blueblood jerks they are, and pleads for an end to centuries of war. After surviving political intrigue, military coups and murder attempts, the Eubian Empire and Skolian Imperialate leaders have finalized their peace treaty. But will the controversial treaty work?