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A Forest of Stars A Forest of Stars The Saga of Seven Suns - Book 02 Kevin J. Anderson The Saga of the Seven Suns is a multi-volume chronicle of a legendary war that spans half the Galaxy and nearly shatters the cosmos. This series follows the family intrigues, the loves and tragedies, pomp and pageantry among several competing races in an expanding stellar empire. Five years have passed since the beginning of an epic war with the Hydrogues. Tensions are high as Hydrogues scour the many systems of the Spiral Arm searching out and destroying planets they think hold humans or trees of the Worldforest. And with their gas-giant planets off limits, Earth’s government has tightened the economic reins on its colonies, which leads to hardship and rebellion. King Peter wages a fierce rebellion of his own against Hansa Chairman Basil Wenceslas. Prime Designate Jora’h, longing for his missing Nira, clashes with his dying father, the Mage Imperator, over the horrid things done “in the name of the empire.” Meanwhile on Theroc, Reynald asks Cesca Peroni of the Roamer clan to be his bride. Cesca, knowing an alliance with the Therans is for the good of her Roamers, must give up Jess Tamblyn and their bright future. Meanwhile Jess Tamblyn, isolated in a skimmer ship stumbles across a possible new ally. It’s the last of an old race of water-based creatures called Wentals. Humankind has awakened the wrath of a formidable and ancient enemy in the Hydrogues, for once a vast and horrible war took place across the galaxy. As there are more sightings of the fearsome sun- bearing Faeros creatures, it seems this war has only just begun. These creatures have the ability to destroy planets and defuse stars. Will they take apart the spiral arm with their rage? BOOKS BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON Available from Warner Aspect The Saga of Seven Suns Hidden Empire A Forest of Stars Horizon Storms (coming in 2004) To JAIME LEVINE, the “fairy godmother” of this series, who has taken The Saga of Seven Suns under her firm editorial wing … while also loving the stories as a true fan. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Iwould especially like to thank Rob Teranishi and Igor Kordey, visual geniuses whose imagination and input into the graphic novel portions of the Seven Suns universe have helped to crystallize many of my own ideas, as well as sending me off on fascinating new tangents. And Jeff Mariotte and John Nee of Wildstorm, for letting me pursue this big epic in a different direction. Also, my cover artists, Stephen Youll and Chris Moore, have done excellent work conveying at a glance some of the things I take many pages to do. My wife, Rebecca Moesta, provided enormous input both in the big picture as well as line by line… seeing both the forest and the trees. Catherine Sidor transcribed this novel almost as fast as I could dictate it into my tape recorder, and gave me her running commentary and suggestions as well as spotting inconsistencies. Diane Jones and Brian Herbert were early readers, offering valuable ideas and input, helping to shape the story into its best form. My British editors John Jarrold and Darren Nash gave me excellent comments and support. The exceedingly competent Melissa Weatherill kept all the production matters running smoothly from half a world away, while at Warner Aspect, Devi Pillai and Penina Sacks kept track of enough maddening details so that the rest of us could have moments of sanity. My agents Matt Bialer, Robert Gottlieb, and Kim Whalen at Trident Media Group have always shown great fervor for this series and have helped enormously to make it a success both in the U.S. and in many languages around the world. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental. Copyright ©2003 by WordFire, Inc. All rights reserved. Aspect®name and logo are registered trademarks of Warner Books, Inc. Warner Books, Inc., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 Visit our Web site at www.twbookmark.com. An AOL Time Warner Company First eBook Edition: July 2003 ISBN: 0-7595-8782-5 Contents Acknowledgments The Story So Far 1 Jess Tamblyn 2 King Peter 3 Estarra 4 Prime Designate Jora’h 5 Nira Khali 6 Adar Kori’nh
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