The Emperor's Fist
By (Author) Jay Allan
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
11th September 2019
United States
General
Fiction
Adventure / action fiction
Alternative history fiction
Paperback
336
Width 135mm, Height 205mm, Spine 23mm
254g
In this thrilling new installment in the Far Stars saga, a reluctant hero with a bloody past must reunite with an old love to battle an evil emperor willing to destroy all their worlds if he cannot control them.
When the Far Stars came under imperial attack, Astra Lucernethe daughter and successor of the Far Stars greatest conquerorMarshal Augustin Lucernerallied her fathers confederation forces to defend their worlds. They were joined in the fight by former imperial general Arkarin Blackhawk, a warrior whose skills and brutality made him infamous, and who has, for two decades, sought the redemption he knows is unreachable.
Now, with the imperial foothold in the sector eliminated, the Far Stars is free and almost united. While Astras forces continue to depose local tyrants and warlords, Ark and his crew have slipped back into the shadows. Though his heart belongs to Astra, Ark cannot get too close. His imperial conditioning remains under control, but it is still volatile, and the temptation of power threatens to unleash the dark compulsions that made him the most merciless of the emperors servants. He cannot risk allowing Astra to see the darkness inside him.
But while the battle has been won, the war may not be over. A petty smuggler makes a discovery that can enable the emperor to strike back and crush the resistanceunless Ark and Astra join forces again to stop him.
Jay Allan has been reading science fiction and fantasy for just about as long as he's been reading. He has been an investor and non-fiction writer for a long time, a fiction author more recently. When not writing, Jay enjoys traveling, running, hiking, reading. He love hearing from readers and always answers emails. Among other things, he writes the bestselling Crimson Worlds series. Jay currently lives in New York City.