- The sequel to the critically acclaimed The Course of the Empire! When
humans and their Jao overlords joined forces in a desperate battle to save the
Earth from the malevolent race called the Ekhat, the relationship between the
two species was changed forever. Two years later, humans and Jao are learning to
work together in an uneasy alliance. Then, in a distant nebula, three Jao ships
detect signs of another sentient species during a battle with the Ekhat. Only
one of the ships returns, with most of its crew dead or injured. Earth's
Preceptor Ronz suspects the unknown species was actually the Lleix, a name out
of the Jao's past, and an ancient shame from the period in their development
when they themselves were still ruled by the maniacal Ekhat. Ronz sends the
Lexington, a massive ship built on Earth and crewed by both human and
Jao, to investigate. The Lexington dwarfs any ship ever built by the Jao
and even outmasses Ekhat ships, which may enable it to survive the attack that
destroyed two of the three Jao ships. But if the expedition does find a
surviving remnant of the Lleix, will the survivors trust the Jao? And should
they?
- ISBN10 1451638043
- ISBN13 9781451638042
- Publish Date 27 February 2012 (first published 15 March 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 592
- Language English