Empire of the East, Fred Saberhagen
Empire of the East, Fred Saberhagen
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Empire of the East

Author: Fred Saberhagen

Narrator: Raymond Todd

Unabridged: 18 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2005

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs. But behind the darkness there is talk of rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed, determined to regain their freedom with the help of one incredible weapona weapon of technology. It is the mystical Elephant, and whoever masters it holds the key to freedomor defeat.

About Fred Saberhagen

Fred Thomas Saberhagen (1930–2007), a native of Chicago, served with the US Air Force then worked as an electronics technician and as a science writer and editor for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He began writing science fiction for Galaxy in 1961. His first novel, The Golden People, was published in 1964. He is most renowned for the Berserker series of stories and novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brent

Classic Saberhagen: cool ideas, fascinating world-building, dull characters. Fun, but not exactly a page-turner.......more

Goodreads review by Jim

This is actually a trilogy containing The Broken Lands, The Black Mountains, & Ardneh's World in order. They read like fantasies, but they're set in a post apocalyptic world with an interesting bit of SF blended in. It's listed as a precursor of his Swords series on Wikipedia, but IIRC there were in......more

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