With their Imperator dead, the Karacknid Empire is fractured. Yet if the fourteen Karacknid Clans unite behind a single leader once more, their threat will be as deadly as ever.
Now is the time to strike. Now is the time to avenge James Somerville’s death.
But securing peace and freedom will be no easy task for Emperor Jonathan and his sister, Georgia. Every ship and ally the Empire has built over the last two decades must be called upon—and even then, the sheer scale of the Karacknid Clans dwarfs everything the Allies possess.
With time running out, Jonathan and his commanders have no choice but to go on the offensive and bring the war to the Clans. Their goal is simple: they must ensure the Karacknids never again unite behind one Imperator. If they fail, everything their friends and family have fought and died for will have been for nothing.
Empire Divided is the climactic final installment of the epic twenty-two-book Empire Rising series.
The series
In a future shaped by starships and shifting alliances, Empire Rising delivers a galaxy on the brink—and dares readers to step into its war-torn heart. This expansive military sci-fi series begins not with glory, but with the quiet tension of a commander burdened by duty. At its core is James Somerville, a Royal Space Navy officer navigating the fine line between loyalty and survival as humanity stretches its reach across the stars.
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What sets this space opera apart isn’t just the scope of its interstellar conflicts or the precision of its tactical warfare—though those are delivered with grit and clarity—but the weight of consequence that hangs over every decision. Empires don’t rise without cost, and here, each battle scars more than just hulls. The political games are as dangerous as the dogfights, and the galaxy is far from black and white.
With a tone steeped in realism and a clear respect for naval tradition, the series blends grounded strategy with far-reaching stakes. Readers are drawn into a universe where no victory is simple, and peace is always temporary. As alliances crack and new threats emerge, Somerville and his crew must navigate not only hostile alien forces, but the very ambitions of the human powers they serve.
Tense, deliberate, and steeped in atmosphere, Empire Rising offers a vision of the future shaped by conflict, command, and the unshakable belief that even in the darkest corners of space, leadership matters. It’s a series that rewards those who savor intricate world-building, evolving character arcs, and the moral grey zones of war among the stars.
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