- Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books; Reissue edition (Mar 1 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671877070
- ISBN-13: 978-0671877071
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 259 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #600,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
As guilty pleasures go, the sequel to The Armageddon Inheritance probably isn't the equal of a cholesterol-laden hot fudge sundae?but it's close. In this installment, Humanity's Emperor Colin has to deal with subjects who want to overthrow him and a superbomb so powerful it makes an atomic weapon look like just another Fourth of July sparkler. Meanwhile, the heirs to the throne are marooned on a distant planet, where, in addition to worrying about how to get home, they somehow have to remedy a religious conflict they've managed to set off. Weber combines science fiction, fantasy and a sly sense of humor into a novel that may be a tad silly but is definitely a whole lot of fun.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Restoring the empire that had been destroyed forty-five years earlier, Emperor Colin finds problems in the genocidal Achuutani and in his children Sean and Harriet, who have been marooned on a hostile planet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Five Against Pardal,
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This review is from: HEIRS OF EMPIRE (Mass Market Paperback)
Heirs of Empire is the third novel in the Dahak series, following The Armageddon Inheritance. In the previous novel, Colin has become His Imperial Majesty, Colin I, and returned from the Bia System with the Imperial Guard, 93 planetoids, all larger and more powerful than Dahak. This flotilla helps finish off the Achuultani advance force and then ambushes the vanguard and the main force. However, they soon discover that a powerful reserve force still remains and Earth has no more reinforcements. During the desperate fighting, however, Dahak leads a suicidal assault on the command ship and, while communicating with the Achuultani Battle Comp, manages to terminate its software. Although Dahak the ship is destroyed, Dahak the persona is downloaded to Dahak Two and rebooted therein.Ten years later, Earth is faced with the religious bigots of the Church of the Armageddon and the xenophobic bigots of The Humans for a Human Imperium. Moreover, Colin has a mole in his government, providing information to a terrorist group, the Sword of God, that is bombing random targets and assassinating government officials. Meanwhile, Sean and Harriet, the Imperial children, are growing up under the benevolent guardianship of Dahak, the 52,000 year old Battle planetoid. They and their friends are destined for the Battle Fleet Academy and, on their midshipman cruise, the terrorists sabotage their ship. While escaping before the ship blows, they are stranded in an unexplored sector. Fortunately an inhabited planet is nearby, but it is controlled by a theocracy that believes all offworlders are demons. Moreover, the planet is heavily defended by an ancient computer which, under the control of the theocracy, is programmed to destroy any ship approaching or departing the planet. They cannot overcome the numerous orbital weapon systems nor can they destroy the computer itself due to possible collateral damage to the human population, so they will just have to confront the computer directly despite the tens of thousands of opposing soldiers. This novel has a basic subplot of a technological treasure trove among a primitive and hostile theocracy much like Pournelle's King David's Spaceship. It has military aspects similar to Pournelle's Janissary series as well as Weber and Ringo's Markudan March series. It also has a minor romantic element. During their stay of the planet Pardal, Harriet sustains damage to the implants in her right eye and has to wear an eye patch. Shades of HH! Recommended for Weber fans and anyone who enjoys tales of shipwrecked technological sophisticates among primitive natives.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great read, but strange end,
By Jeroen "jbouwens" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: HEIRS OF EMPIRE (Mass Market Paperback)
As someone else said, while the book is great, the ending is a little weird. It's as if the final scene from one of the plot-lines is completely missing. This is a shame, since it was set up to be truly climactic.Other than that, as with all of Weber's books, this one is a page-turner. I found it hard to put down when I knew I had to, and that indicates I really enjoyed reading it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't let this be the end,
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This review is from: HEIRS OF EMPIRE (Mass Market Paperback)
Yet another enjoyable book set in the universe of Mutineers Moon. The kids are growing up and off on their midshipmen cruise but somebody wants them dead, and eventually their parents as well. This well written 3rd novel keeps you engrossed in the two not so divergent story lines. How someone from earth wants the throne that Colin holds and will go to any lengths and kill millions of people to get it. Also the story of Harriet and Sean as they are shipwrecked on an primitive theocratic planet and have to win it over to be able to go home again. A must read. I just hope there is one more to come.
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