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Is part of Succession Scott Westerfeld , 2003 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 The Risen Empire
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The undead Emperor has ruled the Eighty Worlds for sixteen hundred years. His is the power to grant immortality to those he deems worthy, creating an elite class known as the Risen. Along with his sister, the eternally young Child Empress, his power within the empire has been absolute. Until now. The empire's great enemies, the Rix, hold the Child Empress hostage. Charged with her rescue is Captain Laurent Zai. But when Imperial politics are involved the stakes are unimaginably high, and Zai may yet find the Rix the least of his problems. On the homeworld, Zai's lover, Senator Nara Oxham, newly appointed to the Emperor's War Council, must prosecute the war with the Rix while holding the inhuman impulses of the Risen councillors in check. If she fails at either task, millions will die. And at the centre of everything is the Emperor's great lie: a revelation so shattering that he is willing to sanction the death of entire worlds to keep it secret. (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Tor ,
      2003 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 304p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 March 2003.
      ISBN: 0765305550
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld , London : Orbit , 2006 21716658 2006 selected work novel London : Orbit , 2006

Works about this Work

Untitled Michael Janssen-Gibson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 1 2007; (p. 46-47)

— Review of The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld , 2003 single work novel
Science Fiction Reviews Bill Congreve , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 37 2006; (p. 98-107)

— Review of The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld , 2003 single work novel ; Eclipse K. A. Bedford , 2005 single work novel ; The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia Kenneth Mackay , 1895 single work novel
Bill Congreve discusses the science fiction genre and reviews several sci-fi novels.
Science Fiction Reviews Bill Congreve , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 37 2006; (p. 98-107)

— Review of The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld , 2003 single work novel ; Eclipse K. A. Bedford , 2005 single work novel ; The Yellow Wave : A Romance of the Asiatic Invasion of Australia Kenneth Mackay , 1895 single work novel
Bill Congreve discusses the science fiction genre and reviews several sci-fi novels.
Untitled Michael Janssen-Gibson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 21 no. 1 2007; (p. 46-47)

— Review of The Risen Empire Scott Westerfeld , 2003 single work novel
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