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In the far future of the Milky Way, humans—relatively new navigators of stellar space—clash with two other intelligent species: the Ildirans, ruled by a Mage‑Imperator, and the vanished Klikiss, who left behind advanced relics. A Klikiss device can transform a gaseous supergiant into a new sun, promising habitable worlds. When humans first activate it, the dormant Hydrogues awaken, and a galaxy‑spanning conflict erupts, threatening all sentient life.
The novel explores the politics of emerging interstellar powers, the ethics of harnessing alien technology, and the precarious balance between triumph and destruction in a sprawling space opera.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Kevin J. Anderson
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