Del was a rock singer. He was also the renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, which made his career choice less than respectable, and gave him more to worry about than getting gigs and not getting cheated by recording companies, club owners, or his agent. For one thing, the Ruby Dynasty ruled the Skolian Imperialate, an interstellar Empire, which had recently had a war with another empire, the Eubian Concord. For another, Del was singing on Earth, which was part of a third interstellar civilization, and one which had an uneasy relationship with the Imperialate.
Del undeniably had talent, and was rapidly rising from an unknown fringe artist to stardom. But, with his life entangled in the politics of three interstellar civilizations, whether he wanted that or not, talent might not be enough. And that factor might have much more effect than his music on the lives of trillions of people on the thousands of inhabited worlds across the galaxy.
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Product ReviewCatherine Asaro is a beloved wonderment! I'm so hooked on her stories.
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Product ReviewThis was a good book. The story is quite compelling and in a very different setting from the other booksin the series. There's a CD soundtrack that goes with the book. I've heard a song from it. It sort of messed things up for me, so, I'll hesitate to recommend it. At least, make sure you're still reading the book while you listen to it. There's nothing wrong with the music, per se, since the band is quite good but, my suspension of disbelief wasn't engaged when I listened to it and I felt ridiculous listening to songs about something that didn't really exist played by an actual alternative band. Maybe if I was in my teens, I'd think it was cool or something.
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Product ReviewA typical Asaro book, and a good one.
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