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The Consuming Fire

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The Consuming Fire is the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed novel The Collapsing Empire, which garnered recognition as a finalist for the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the 2018 Locus Award. This epic installment continues the thrilling narrative of the Interdependency series, crafted by the famed author John Scalzi, who has achieved both Hugo Award and New York Times bestselling status.

Readers can expect a tantalizing blend of intricate world-building and compelling character development as the story unfolds in a universe teetering on the brink of chaos.

Within the Interdependency, humanity’s vast interstellar empire, a critical crisis looms as the extra-dimensional conduits that facilitate interstellar travel begin to vanish. This alarming development threatens to isolate entire star systems and their inhabitants, casting a shadow over the future of human civilization.

Emperox Grayland II finds herself at a pivotal moment, compelled to take drastic actions to safeguard the lives of billions. However, she faces formidable opposition from those who dismiss the impending collapse of the Flow as mere fiction or, worse, see it as a chance to seize power for themselves.

As Grayland strategizes to avert catastrophe, the specter of civil war emerges, with factions preparing to clash not only in the vastness of space but also within the corridors of political influence, the bustling arenas of commerce, and the sacred spaces of faith. The stakes are incredibly high, as both the Emperox and her adversaries possess intelligence and resourcefulness that will be tested to their limits. The unfolding conflict promises to be a complex and multifaceted struggle, ensnaring all of humanity in its relentless and consuming fire, where the outcome will determine the fate of the Interdependency itself.

About The Author

John Scalzi stands out as a leading science fiction writer of his era. His first novel, Old Man’s War, garnered the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Among his New York Times bestsellers are titles such as The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, and Redshirts, the latter winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2013. Other notable works include The Last Emperox and The Kaiju Preservation Society, released in 2022. Additionally, content from his blog, Whatever, has earned him two Hugo Awards. He resides in Ohio with his wife and daughter.