The Killing of Worlds
Book Two of Succession (Succession (2))
by Scott Westerfeld
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appears in Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Science.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Westerfeld continues one of the first great Space Opera,s of this centuryScott Westerfeld, the acclaimed author of Fine Prey, Polymorph, and Evolution's Darling, follows The Risen Empire with the next thrilling Space Opera, in Succession, the Killing of Worlds.The immortal Emperor can grant a form of eternal life...
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“Leviathan Wakes reads like a brisk, cinematic space-opera that shifts between a small-crew survival story and a widening conspiracy with real political consequences. Its strengths are propulsive plotting, street-level detail of life across Mars, the Belt and Earth, and a cast that grounds big-idea threats in personal stakes. Limitations: an abrupt tonal late-book escalation that favors spectacle over subtlety, and some exposition-heavy stretches that will frustrate readers wanting quieter character study or tighter hard-SF rigor.”
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