1986 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
1985 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee)
1985 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
A star-flung empire the prize - in a deadly war of succession
The Silvertree Empress is dead, the last of her line. The heir named in her will is an impossibility, her favorite, Keira Renault, member of a family deposed and disgraced generations before - the man she claimed as the power behind her throne. As the Empire's notables jockey for position behind the various claimants, Keira must defeat his rivals in simulation and reality - and somehow hold the factions together long enough for the Empire to survive.
Genre: Science Fiction
The Silvertree Empress is dead, the last of her line. The heir named in her will is an impossibility, her favorite, Keira Renault, member of a family deposed and disgraced generations before - the man she claimed as the power behind her throne. As the Empire's notables jockey for position behind the various claimants, Keira must defeat his rivals in simulation and reality - and somehow hold the factions together long enough for the Empire to survive.
Genre: Science Fiction
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