The Radiant Seas (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #4)

by Catherine Asaro

Living in exile on a deserted planet, Sauscony and Jaibriol, each the heir to an interstellar empire, become entangled in the machinations of the Skolian Empire. Interstellar war erupts and Jaibriol is snatched away to be the unwilling ruler of the Highton Aristos. Sauscony must lead an invading space fleet to rescue him from his own Empire-without revealing that they are married. With much of interstellar civilization poised on the brink of destruction, it is the devotion of these two lovers, their sacrifices, and their heroism, that might just forge a new order.

• ISBN10: 0812580362
• ISBN13: 9780812580365
• Publish Date: 15 November 1999 (first published 15 November 1998)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 24 April 2002
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 506
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Sauscony and Jaibriol are in exile on a deserted planet, being happily domestic and happily away from the politics that could keep them apart. Things get more complicated when Jaibriol is snatched away and brought back into the politics of the Highton Aristo world, where he is the Emperor, but also, as a psychic, a puppet of the ruling caste and a valuable toy.

Sauscony has to try to rescue him and if that takes bringing in the Ruby Empire, so be it. However the repercussions could be terrible, and whether or not there will be a world where they can live in peace, is a major question.

It's one of the better of this series, she continues to be quite readable, but it's not amazing.