The Ethos Effect, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Ethos Effect, L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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The Ethos Effect

Author: L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Narrator: Wayne Mitchell

Unabridged: 19 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/15/2021


Synopsis

A military science fiction adventure from, L. E. Modesitt, author of the bestselling Saga of Recluce series, set in the universe of The Parafaith War. The Ethos Effect combines hard science fiction adventure with an insightful examination of the relationship between the sacred and the secular.

Set two centuries later, after the events of The Parafaith War, Commander Van C. Albert, the resourceful officer who once defeated a larger enemy ship, indirectly caused the loss of a civilian liner. Cleared by the board of inquiry, but an embarrassment to the high command, he finds himself in dead-end assignments.

Seriously wounded foiling an assassination, Van awakes from a coma to find that he's been decorated, promoted, and summarily retired. Looking for new employment, Van will find that a simple piloting job turns him into a point man in a conflict that will shake the worlds.

About L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the bestselling author of the fantasy series the Saga of Recluce, Corean Chronicles, and the Imager Portfolio. His science fiction includes Adiamante, the Ecolitan novels, the Forever Hero Trilogy, and Archform: Beauty. Besides a writer, Modesitt has been a US Navy pilot, a director of research for a political campaign, legislative assistant, and staff director for a US congressman, director of legislation and congressional relations for the US Environmental Protection Agency, a consultant on environmental, regulatory, and communications issues, and a college lecturer. He lives in Cedar City, Utah.


Reviews

Goodreads review by William on December 31, 2011

A treatise on and/or exploration of ethics wrapped in a scifi novel. An excellent read - thought-provoking and entertaining. The pacing was slower than the Parafaith War, but I felt that both the characters and world(s) were more thoroughly developed.......more

Goodreads review by Fredrick on February 04, 2020

After destroying an unknown enemy ship that attacked his ship, Commander Van Albert is suddenly transferred to become a military attache. Wounded while preventing an assassination, Albert is promoted and medically retired. Getting a job with an interstellar foundation, he will encounter societies at......more

Goodreads review by Wealhtheow on July 01, 2009

Political scifi told in classic Modesitt style, which involves lots of conversations over simple food (I could not count the number of times Van eats in a restaurant--once a chapter?) and a simple hero travelling through the world, surrounded on all sides by hard choices and grey areas. I didn't fin......more