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Title details for The Last Hawk by Catherine Asaro - Available

The Last Hawk

#3 in series

by Catherine Asaro
Anna Fields
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Catherine Asaro, a physicist who combines believable hard science with first-rate storytelling, exploded onto the science fiction scene with her stellar debut novel, Primary Inversion. Now, she brings us the third tale of the Skolian Empire, which AudioFile calls "a classic tale of power and conflict, with a twist."

When Kelric, a scion of the imperial family of Skolia, crash-lands his fighter on the off-limits planet of Coba, he figures it will be only a short time before he makes his way home. But he fails to account for the powerful matriarchy of Coba, the mistresses of the great estates who do not want the Empire to know about their recent cultural advances. First they take him prisoner. Then, one by one, the most powerful women on the planet fall in love with him.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Saga of the Skolian Empire

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    June 24, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781483064727
      • File size: 400234 KB
      • Duration: 13:53:49

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This third novel of the Skolian Empire is a classic tale of power and conflict, with a twist. The leaders of Coba, a kingdom essentially untouched by the influence of the empire, are all women, and men are firmly treated as biologically inferior and subservient. When Kelric, an heir of the imperial family of the empire crashes on Coba, events begin that threaten its political stability and safety. Anna Fields narrates with her usual control, while maintaining the subtlety of the characters and plot. Each of the powerful matriarchs who becomes intrigued by Kelric is powerful but distinct in personality and manner. Fields draws each member of the large cast of supporting characters clearly. She sets a strong pace that supports the intensity of the plot and never lags. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 3, 1997
      In her third novel set in the embattled Skolian Empire, Asaro (Catch the Lightning) has settled into a smoothly absorbing space-opera formula that mixes high-tech gimmickry with galactic politics and plenty of romance. Kelric, heir to the Imperial throne, is stranded on the restricted planet Coba after he and his ship are badly damaged. The matriarchal society he finds himself in abhors killing, but, justifiably fearing the consequent loss of its autonomy, is unwilling to return him to his space-faring people. So, though the technology Kelric carries embedded in his body threatens to destroy him, he is held captive and treated as a pawn of planetary politics. Shuttled between various strong, ruling women, he becomes slave, lover, servant and savant as his special skills give him talents and abilities that threaten to unmake a world and a people he comes to love. The most original and intriguing aspect of the novel is the game of Quis, a mathematical model for interpersonal relationships that is played with rainbow-colored dice. Less touchy-feely than Asaro's first novel, this one packs in lots of action along with its many romantic interludes and diversions into speculative genetics.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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