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The collapsing empire review5/11/2023 ![]() And, similarly, it is clear that incomplete knowledge can be more dangerous than no knowledge. We are certainly not the first readers to note the parallels between the problems facing The Interdependency in The Collapsing Empire and global climate change in our own world. Although the characters all seemed to speak with a similar voice, their motivations were clear, and the conflicts felt natural. The overaching plot - which has some parallels to Asimov’s Foundation- is expertly constructed and well-paced. The key protagonists are the new Empress of the Interdependency, and the son of a scientist on a distant world whose father has spent decades discovering that the flow is going to collapse. The novel is set in an interstellar empire tied together by limited faster-than-light traderoutes known as ‘the Flow.’ This empire - The Interdependency - has lasted for millennia because of the economic dependence of its member worlds to each other. ![]() Based on how fun this book is at times, that consideration is probably warranted. ![]()
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