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The Siege of Dome

Stephen R. Lawhead (1986)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesEmpyrion #2
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.98

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

First Contact CrewReluctant Hero

Synopsis

Traveller, debt-dodger, itinerant critic, and writer of history books nobody buys, Orion Treet is astounded to be invited to accompany a top-secret mission: to observe and document an extra-terrestrial colony on a newly discovered planet. But the paradise planet Treet and his companions are promised is a nightmare world locked in a death spiral of hate, fear, and death. The explorer’s arrival rekindles an impossibly ancient feud – and deadly conflict between two highly evolved civilizations. It is the struggle for the future of a world, a battle where there can be no spectators. Everyone must choose a side.

Tags

Science FictionSpace OperaPlanetary RomanceSocial Science Fiction