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Empire's Passing is the first book in the Imperium Succession Saga, a series chronicling the struggles of the Landsman noble family of the planet New Meyer to come to terms with a new reality where, in order to survive, the very freedoms they're fighting for have become a hindrance. How much freedom and privacy do you give up for security?
In Empire's Passing, the Imperium, the interstellar empire that has kept peace for more than six hundred years, is under siege by the Goth Alliance. The Imperium's capital, Earth, is bombarded with asteroids from space. The Goths are led by the High Priestess of Nearyahn, a being whose mind merged with an alien Neary, giving her the power to control Humans' emotions and thoughts. Her tentacles of influence have spread across the dying Imperium. While New Meyer has developed new weapons technologies to withstand the military might of the Goth Alliance, it stands helpless to resist the nefarious Neary mind altering abilities. Duke Michael Landsman takes a desperate gamble to save New Meyer. He's faced with the choice of trying to defend his world or a long shot attempt to save the Imperium that makes New Meyer an even bigger target.
New Meyer is befriended by a billion-year-old race not willing to lose its investment in the expectation that someday Humans may join them in their discorporate existence. These Passimians give the Landsmans and a small number of allies Neary-like abilities to read and influence other people's thoughts, enabling them to detect and defeat Neary infiltrators who seek to undermine the Landsman family. However, as the New Meyerians will learn in subsequent books, sometimes the benefits of a new technology to solve a crisis may open a whole new set of issues, particularly when no instruction manual is provided. With the power to influence other people's thoughts comes the temptation to use it for one's own gain. As they struggle with the implications of their new abilities, the New Meyerians face the ultimate question: "What does it mean to be Human?" Empire's Passing sets the stage for the struggle to come in the Imperium Succession Saga, one of survival, not only of a race, but its identity.
- Sales Rank: #5130678 in Books
- Published on: 2013-07-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .91" w x 6.00" l, 1.21 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 362 pages
Review
"4 out of 5 stars... Science fiction fans who enjoy military strategy, politics, and futuristic technology should enjoy this book... an impressive debut..." -- San Francisco / Sacramento Book Reviews
A new space saga emerges. This sci-fi novel is an epic triumph.... Empire's Passing has been the best science fiction saga that I have read in years. I am totally hooked for Saga #2 coming out soon. As for the "required" reading sagas list I mentioned earlier, I vote that this one be added to the list of Foundation, Dune and many others...
---TBR topbookreviewers.com
The action is hot and fast from the first page... A fine effort from a new e-book author, Empire's Passing chronicles a time of chaos for humanity with a focus on courage and hope rather than dystopia. -- Carol Shetler, Member, LinkedIn SF Group
About the Author
Joseph W. Morris, writing as J. W. Morris, began his love affair with science fiction at age eight when his 3rd grade teacher introduced him to Tom Swift. Since then he has worked to make SF a reality as an aerospace engineer and innovator. Along his career path he earned six patents and pioneered two technologies flying in the missile defense program. Recently his team delivered rocket thrusters for NOAA’s (U.S. Weather Service) next weather satellite. His interests are diverse, ranging from history to quantum physics to management of small businesses (he cofounded a successful web-based business). Joe was born in New York City to parents who ran a small hotel in mid-town Manhattan. Living and working in a hotel spoiled him rotten but also gave him an introduction to a variety of people and their idiosyncratic personalities that served him well in his writing. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and then obtained bachelor degrees in Physics and Engineering from NYU. He started his technical career working for the government but soon moved off to private industry. Besides missile defense, rockets and thrusters, he has worked on aircraft ejection seats and many other devices. He has six patents. Empire’s Passing is the first book in the Imperium Succession Saga, a series about the collapse of an interstellar empire, and the battle against an evil that literally feeds off Human souls.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
The Apex of Fun and Inventive
By abakes98
Empire's Passing opens pretty quickly. In fact, you might say it opens with a bang--the destruction of Earth, to be exact. Of all the human planets in the future, the one that you and I are familiar with is the one that ends in a fiery blaze at the hands of a so-called goddess, the deity of a religion followed by many citizens of the Goth Planet Nations, an alliance of three nonhuman populations.
The goddess psychically inserts splinters of herself into her subordinates to control them. She uses this control to gain access to even more populations she can control, all simply for the purpose of feeding on them--especially the human race, as she finds them the most savory. Is she really a goddess? She certainly has wild powers.
In this future, Earth was part of an empire, which draws interesting parallels to the Roman Empire. Duke Michael, a human of the late emperor's direct bloodline, doesn't take kindly to tens of billions of us human folk being massacred. The ensuing battle to own and nibble upon our people won't be as quick as the goddess would like, but the cards are still stacked against us.
My favorite part of this book is the constant mention of real historical Earth military events and the similarity they show with the story's events. For the space travelers of Empire's Passing, planets are like the continents of the old Earth. Communication is difficult for them, just as it was for Columbus and Magellan. Or is it? That's a question Michael finds himself asking quite often, especially because the enemy always seems to be ahead of his plans somehow. The humans aren't entirely without secret weapons, but that's something you'll have to read on your own. Obviously, I can't divulge it all.
Moving on, I don't see any need to tiptoe around saying I loved this book. I don't personally like future-based sci-fi military stories, but I found it difficult to put this one down. Empire's Passing deals in politics, war, technology, and even a bit of species-ism and relates them to the parallel "past times"--I think we know what "times" they mean--that these issues mirror. I thought the story was great, I thought the characters were unique, and I was angry that I don't quite get to read on yet. On the downside, it does contain about five pages of graphic sexual encounters. That's only a small percentage of the actual reading material in the book. Generally when I read, I like to stay away from sexual description, because while I might not personally believe God is watching, during the occasional erotic reading it sure felt like my mom was. On the upside, these few pages could never detract from this amazing story. It's simply too fun and too inventive. Buy it!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A sadly underrated and under-read book
By Robert G. Williscroft
This is a sadly underrated and under-read book that deserves much wider dissemination than it has received thus far. The story is about a human dominated universe of the 31st century, the Imperium, ruled by an Emperor and a peerage system that reaches across many thousands of worlds. A student of history will recognize the imprint of the Roman Empire. The story commences with an incursion of a fleet of warships controlled by the Goths who virtually destroy Earth by bombarding it with hundreds of asteroids. The reader becomes aware that the Imperium is crumbling (shades of the Roman Empire) for many reasons, but mostly because of the burden of a crippling bureaucracy and a bloodline of Emperors that has run its course. During the sacking of Earth the current Emperor is killed, which sets the scene for a scramble to succeed him. The action moves to the New Meyer system and its HMFIC, Duke Michael Landsman, in line to succeed to the throne, but not near the top of the list. New Meyer has developed some very effective weapons technologies that allow it to withstand a severe Goth attack in its System, while utterly destroying the invaders. When all is said and done, Duke Michael becomes the new Emperor, faced with the almost certain ultimate demise of the Imperium. His job: to keep the Imperium alive long enough to ensure the survival of New Meyer.
In parallel with this is the race of the Neary, who feed upon the sexual energies of other races, who seem to have an instantaneous telepathic communication method, and who wrap their surreptitious conquest into a nefarious religion. The Neary believe they will subjugate the entire Human race in order to feed on the life force of an endless stream of Humans. Because of their ability to communicate faster than lightspeed, they have a clear tactical advantage over the Imperium. They appear to be controlling the Goths, and look like they may reach their goal of subjugating the Human race.
A third player consists of members of the Passimians, an ancient, god-like race that once was similar to Humans. They see Humans on track to become what they are, and also see the distinct possibility that the Human race will be destroyed, so they intervene.
The story ends, so to speak, right in the middle of the action, followed by an excerpt from the next book in the series that seems to pick up where this leaves off.
This is a powerful and very well written novel from a newcomer who knows his craft. I found very little to complain about when juxtaposed against the magnificent plot and the skillful telling of the story. Nevertheless, several items pushed my buttons. There are occasional point-of-view discrepancies and a handful of typos or minor grammatical glitches that should have been caught during editing, but these are not a big issue. Another problem, although minor, jumped out at me. The author describes long-time spacers as being “well tanned by the radiation of space.” Not in this universe! Spacers will be pale to whatever degree possible for their underlying skin tone. Radiation doesn't tan you, it kills you! I also found myself put off by the peerage system of government. Really...in the 31st century? I find that a planet teeming with billions of inhabitants, with technology far beyond what we have today, that is ruled by one man, to be unrealistic. Obviously, the peerage system is integral to the novel and cannot be changed without completely rewriting it, nevertheless, I think the story would be more credible had the author chosen a different method of governance. Finally, the ending bugged me. I wanted to see things wrapped up into some kind of tidy package. I have no problem with a novel’s ending leading into the next novel (I do that, too!), but give the reader some closure at the end of this novel.
Having voiced my objections, this is a fine read -- way better than much of what passes for Hard SF these days. But for the mentioned objections, it certainly deserves 5 stars. Because of these flaws, I give it 4.5 stars, and round it up to 5. I am looking forward to the sequel, which I will read and review on these pages. I want to find a way to let the general public discover this fine author. I will be working toward this end. Something this good deserves to be read by way more people!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Empire in Crisis
By K. Springs
This review was originally published on Kurt's Frontier under Invincible Love of reading.
Synopsis:
The Imperium, a human empire that has lasted for more than six centuries, is in a state of crisis. An alien alliance, referred to as the Goths, has destroyed Earth. The collapse of the Imperium with an impending dark age stares Duke Michael Landsman of New Meyer in the face. However, Duke Landsman is an able statesman and a commander. With a technical edge, New Meyer may be able to turn things back in humanities favor. However, there is a dark force controlling the Goths. The High Priestess of Nearyahn is a woman controlled by an entity called a Neary. This entity allows the High Priestess to control the thoughts and emotions of others. She is in control of the Goths and extending her control to humanity. As political alliances are made, and weapons deployed, Michael Landsman and his family are forced to make painful choices.
Review:
Joseph W. Morris writes an intriguing tale of an interstellar empire that is facing fragmentation and collapse, similar to ancient Rome. In the process, he pits telepathic powers against high technology. The characters of the story are likable and easy to identify with. The battle scenes are mostly well thought out and exciting. The main draw back to the novel is that the author sometimes allows himself to get deeper into the technological and political weeds, slowing the pace of the story down. There is at least one battle scene that is arrested by technical explanation that might have been better handled elsewhere. There are adult situations in this novel, so I would not recommend it to a younger audience. All-in-all, Empire’s Passing is an enjoyable tale, and I look forward to the next installment.
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