The Last Emperox - Interdependency, Bk 3 Author:John Scalzi The collapse of the interstellar pathway between the planets of the Interdependency has accelerated. Entire star systems - and billions of people - are becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. Yet even as the evidence is obvious and insurmountable, many still try to rationalize, delay, and profit from these final days of... more » the Interdependency.
Emperox Grayland II has finally wrested control of her empire from those who oppose her and who deny the coming calamity. But "control" is a slippery thing, and even as she strives to save as many of her people as possible from impoverished isolation, her enemies make a final, desperate push to topple her from her throne and power. Though Grayland and her thinning list of allies use every tool at their disposal to save themselves and all of humanity, it may not be enough. Will she become the savior of her civilization, or the last emperox to wear the crown?