Humanity has seized its destiny among the stars. But space remains vast and untamed, and nothing has prepared us to face the dangers rising from the deep shadows of the void.
(Warning: Spoilers for Aurora Rhapsody and Asterion Noir follow)
RIVEN WORLDS is a sequel to the Aurora Rhapsody and Asterion Noir series, both of which should be read before starting Riven Worlds.
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Fourteen years after The Displacement, a tenuous alliance among humans, Anadens and over a dozen alien species has taken root. The wounds of war and revolution have begun to heal and peace and prosperity are within reach.
But when Nika Kirumase, leader of a splinter group of former Anadens thought aeons dead, arrives bearing a warning of a terrifying enemy advancing across the void, that alliance will be pushed to the breaking point and beyond.
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At the end of Requiem, I said ‘the story of Aurora has come to an end, but the story of Amaranthe is just beginning.’ I hope you knew I meant it.
Fourteen years have passed since the events of Requiem. A lot has happened during that time, and few things will be precisely as we left them. Humans have tried to adapt to living amongst dozens of alien species; Anadens have tried to adapt to living without their Primors and integrals—to living as equals rather than rulers. No one will claim the transition has been easy or smooth, but it hasn’t descended into rampant bloodshed…for the most part.
Now the Asterions are returning to a changed empire, and they’re about to toss the dynamite that is the Rasu into the middle of it.
AMARANTHE HISTORICAL TIMELINE
“The characters are awesome, the story is great, and the action is exceptional. G. S. Jennsen is one of the greatest science fiction novelists writing today. I put her saga up against almost any series ever written in sci-fi. ”
