The Collapsing Empire The Interdependency #1 John Scalzi 2017

The Collapsing Empire The Interdependency #1 John Scalzi 2017

Does the biggest threat lie within? In the far future, humanity has left earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster but can three individuals save their people?

The empire''s outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds.

But 'The Flow' is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation. A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power.