Friday, April 5, 2019

The Friday 56 (150) & Book Beginnings: The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. For the full rules, visit the the page HERE
Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.

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Synopsis from Goodreads...
The Interdependency, humanity’s interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded. When it goes, human civilization may go with it—unless desperate measures can be taken. Emperox Grayland II, the leader of the Interdependency, is ready to take those measures to help ensure the survival of billions. But nothing is ever that easy. Arrayed before her are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth—or at the very least, an opportunity that can allow them to ascend to power. While Grayland prepares for disaster, others are preparing for a civil war, a war that will take place in the halls of power, the markets of business and the altars of worship as much as it will take place between spaceships and battlefields. The Emperox and her allies are smart and resourceful, but then so are her enemies. Nothing about this power struggle will be simple or easy... and all of humanity will be caught in its widening gyre....


Beginning: "Years later Lenson Ornill would reflect on the irony that his time as a religious man would be bracketed by a single and particular word."

56: "I understand the House of Nohamapetan--your house--is currently debating whether or not to ask the state to charge you with destruction of property."


Comments: I finally read The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi, and I loved it. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series, The Last Emperox. What are you reading this week?

20 comments:

  1. Great excerpts. Enjoy, and thanks for visiting my blog.

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  2. I've heard good things about this author but haven't read anything of his. I'm intrigued by your snippets to this one. Sounds good. Happy weekend!

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  3. Sounds really interesting! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)

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  4. I don't read much Sci-Fi but I hope you are enjoying this one. My book---The Walk

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  5. This one is on my wishlist. I'm glad you enjoyed it. This week I am spotlighting Come and Get Me by August Norman. Happy reading!

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  6. I'm always lookinf for a new sci fi series. This sounds really good.

    My Friday 56 for Sit... Stay... Beg

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    1. I hope so too, because I'm really looking forward to the next book in the series. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

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  8. I haven't heard of this one before. Sounds interesting.

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  9. Probably not one I would pick up, but I'm glad to hear you've enjoyed it. Happy weekend!

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  10. I need to read more from Scalzi. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I'm in the same boat. There are so many books I want to read by Scalzi, and I hope to get to more of them in 2019. Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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