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Country United States Publisher Tor Books Media type softcover Followed by Diamond Star Genre Science Fiction | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date March 2003 Originally published March 2003 Preceded by Spherical Harmonic Page count 480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Series Saga of the Skolian Empire Similar Catherine Asaro books, Saga of the Skolian Empire books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Moon's Shadow is a novel from the Saga of the Skolian Empire by Catherine Asaro which tells the story of Jaibriol Qox III—how he became emperor of Eube after the interstellar Radiance War, and founded peace talks between his people, the Eubians, and those of the Skolian Imperialate.
Synopsis
After ascending the Carnelian throne, 17-year-old Eubian Emperor Jaibriol III is busy accomplishing many different goals — beginning peace talks with Skolian Imperialate, escaping death during several assassination attempts and marrying his beautiful, tricky and dangerous finance minister Tarquine Iquar. Above all, he has to hide from his Aristo fellows, that he is in fact a Rhon psion, for if his secret is ever revealed, he would face the fate of an enslaved provider.
This novel overlaps with Ascendant Sun which tells the events after Radiance War from the point of view of new Skolian Imperator Kelric Valdoria and Spherical Harmonic which tells the events after Radiance War from the point of view of Pharaoh Dyhianna Selei. The Radiant Seas tells the story of Jaibriol's childhood on the planet Prizma and the course of Radiance War.