Bones of Empire, Aaron Rosenberg
Bones of Empire, Aaron Rosenberg
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Bones of Empire

Author: Aaron Rosenberg

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/18/2018

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

Long ago, Ritakhou was a flourishing empire filled with light, life, and magic. Then came the Schism. Now the kingdom is called Rimbaku and is a pale shadow of its former self, a land stripped of its glory and its power. The only magic left comes from aitachi, the Relicant Touch—the ability to absorb skills and memories by consuming aishone: the bones of the dead.

Rimbaku's enemies are circling, testing the nation's borders. They know the empire is weak, and are determined to push it over the edge and then strip its bones as it has done to its dead for so long.

Meanwhile, the brothers Kagiri and Noniki set out from their small village with a handful of aishone and a great deal of hope. They soon find the world a bigger, darker place than they imagined, and are forced to accept a dangerous proposal, one that will put both of them at risk for not only their lives but their very souls—and that may change the Relicant Empire forever.

About Aaron Rosenberg

Aaron Rosenberg is a novelist and game designer living in New York City. He has also taught college-level English and worked in corporate graphics and book publishing. Rosenberg has written novels for a number of series, including Star Trek, Starcraft, Warcraft, Exalted, and Warhammer. He also writes educational books, children's books, and role-playing games.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alexander on March 13, 2016

Bones of Empire is futuristic with the Uman Empire reigning and defeating worlds that come in their way. It was once upon a time the strongest force in the multiverse, but its reign is now falling apart as alien populations and enemies slowly begin to turn against it. Jack Cato is an officer on vaca......more

Goodreads review by Steven on August 05, 2017

I have enjoyed all of Dietz's books, but I find that they are a one time read for me so I do not add them to our home library. The story of Jak Cato was good, and I am a sucker for a good cop story as well as some good ol' space opera. I was a little disappointed in how the love triangles between Kee......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on November 28, 2010

My primary issue with this book was the author's tendency to write big action set pieces and string them together with extremely limited character development. If every third scene had been removed and the remaining scenes lengthend and developed, this would have been a much more successfull novel.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on December 31, 2016

Ok is a good way to put it. This was certainly just that. I think maybe Dietz has lost his allure for me. His wrap up disease still persists, and his characters are becoming cut out archetypes. His ideas are occasionally interesting, but ultimately the pay off isnt there any longer. Gone are the glo......more