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The Thousand Emperors

Gary Gibson (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Final Days #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.92

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

Archivist Luc Gabion has finally achieved his life's goal of bringing down Winchell Antonov, head of the Black Lotus terrorist organisation, and the scourge of the Tian Di's stellar empire for countless years. But instead of feeling victorious, the encounter has left him scarred. Forcibly implanted with a technology far in advance of anything he's encountered before, Luc sees and hears things he knows he's not supposed to. Worse, the technology is killing him, slowly. So when he finds himself investigating the murder of one of the Tian Di's ruling clique, the Thousand Emperors, he knows he's in real trouble. Any one of them could be the killer, and any one of them could have him put to death on a whim.

Tags

Science FictionPolitical ThrillerMurder MysterySpace Opera