The Ruby Dice, Catherine Asaro
The Ruby Dice, Catherine Asaro
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The Ruby Dice

Author: Catherine Asaro

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Unabridged: 16 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/10/2008

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Nebula Award winner Catherine Asaro's tales of the Skolian Empire have earned tremendous acclaim and a devoted following. War between the Eubian Concord and the Skolians has devastated the galaxy before. Now another epic clash is brewing, and the leaders of both empires might be powerless to stop it. Further complicating matters, both men hide shocking secrets that could spell their doom. "Asaro uses dazzling imagery, superb storytelling ability, interesting science and intriguing drama ."-Publishers Weekly

About Catherine Asaro

Catherine Asaro, science fiction and fantasy author, grew up near Berkeley, California. She earned a PhD in chemical physics and an MA in physics, both from Harvard, and a BS with highest honors in chemistry from UCLA. The Quantum Rose won the 2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and The Spacetime Pool won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Novella.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois

Decent installment but after Moon's Shadow the author is really just drawing this out for no reason.......more

Goodreads review by John

The Ruby Dice (2008) 584 pages by Catherine Asaro. Ten years have passed since the events of The Radiance War, Spherical Harmonic, The Moon's Shadow and The Quantum Rose. Twenty-eight since the beginning of The Last Hawk. The peace negotiations between Skolia and the Traders broke down and haven't be......more

Goodreads review by Joy

Kelric of the Skolian empire and Jaibriol III of the Eubian Concord try to make peace between two cultures that are so different from each other that each population feels the other is an offense against rightness. Both leaders can only guess whether the other can be trusted. On other levels, THE RUB......more

SPOILER Okay, is anyone else out there dying to know if Jabriol ever finds out what really happened to his parents and siblings, instead of suffering silent, tormented loss and memories? I like the entire Skolian Empire series, but especially the books focused on Soz and Jabriol (the dad) and on this......more