Book guide
The Consuming Fire
An interstellar ruler races to save humanity from a collapsing network that underpins a galactic empire.
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About The Consuming Fire
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi is the dazzling follow-up to The Collapsing Empire, the second in the Interdependency series – a space opera in a universe on the brink of destruction. The Interdependency, humanity’s interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional pathway between the stars, is disappearing, leaving planets stranded. Billions of lives will be lost – unless desperate measures can be taken. Emperox Grayland II, the leader of the Interdependency, is ready to take those measures. But it’s not that easy. There are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth – or an opportunity for them to ascend to power. While Grayland prepares for disaster, others prepare for civil war. A war that will take place in the halls of power, by the altars of worship and amongst the titans of industry as much as between spaceships. Nothing about this power struggle will be simple or easy . . . and all of human civilization is at stake.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Fast
Series
The Interdependency · Book 2 of 3
Content warnings
- death
- violence
- injury
- murder
- gun violence
- sexual content
- strong language
- war
