In Conquest Born
Locus Award nominee 1988.
Braxi and Azea – two interstellar civilizations fighting an endless war
over a long-forgotten cause; two peoples descended from the human
species and bred over countless generations to embody opposing ideals,
seeking opposite paths to power.
The Braxana – dominant tribe of
the fierce Braxin Holding – are brilliant, powerful, and aloof from the
society they rule. There were bred by their primitive forebears to be
aggressive, competitive, and secretive beyond all prior human norms.
The mysteries of their internal society are legendary even among the
people they rule.
The Azeans – masters of genetic science – have
redesigned their own race to reflect ancient ideals. Now they seek to
unlock the powers of the human mind, using telepathy to penetrate where
mere weapons cannot.
But Zatar and Anzha – master Braxana and
Azean generals – have exceeded all genetic expectations of their
opposed cultures, and have made this endless war a personal vendetta.
Who can say what will happen when these ultimate warriors use every
power of mind and body to claim the vengeance of total conquest?
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C. S. Friedman
C. S. Friedman writes the kind of stories that linger in the corners of your mind—the shadowy spaces where science fiction meets dark fantasy and nothing is ever quite what it seems. Her work doesn’t just build worlds; it dissects them, probing the fragile boundary between civilization and chaos, reason and belief, self and the unknown. With a style that’s both razor-sharp and richly layered, she’s become a defining voice for readers who crave speculative fiction that dares to ask difficult questions.
The Braxi/Azea Duology
The Braxi/Azea Duology consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
