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Exordium #5
The Thrones of Kronos
The conclusion to the five-volume Exordium series of space adventures features the newly crowned Emperor Brandon hai-Arkad in a battle to reclaim his father's empire, the Thousand Suns, from his enemy. Original.
604 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
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Sherwood Smith
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July 24, 2015And the last volume of Exordium is out.
This particular book journey began in 1977, first as a film project. Which nearly sold, but got lost in the fallout of the big strike of 1980.
So we went to books. The first edition was written on Selectric, and over the years went through various rapidly changing computer iterations, both us getting married, Dave's divorce, my having two kids, our careers changing. Family deaths.
We rewrote it as retired people, with a whole lot more experience under our belts, and more time for consideration. The tech Dave predicted still holds, though we finessed how it's used (proving once again that tech does not instantly, or simply, change how we live). The social and cultural interactions that I had invented have in many respects come to pass, though there were some artifacts.
So now it's done!
This particular book journey began in 1977, first as a film project. Which nearly sold, but got lost in the fallout of the big strike of 1980.
So we went to books. The first edition was written on Selectric, and over the years went through various rapidly changing computer iterations, both us getting married, Dave's divorce, my having two kids, our careers changing. Family deaths.
We rewrote it as retired people, with a whole lot more experience under our belts, and more time for consideration. The tech Dave predicted still holds, though we finessed how it's used (proving once again that tech does not instantly, or simply, change how we live). The social and cultural interactions that I had invented have in many respects come to pass, though there were some artifacts.
So now it's done!
March 11, 2018
A nice conclusion to a very good series. Worth the investment of time for a good story, good characters, good action, and satisfying conclusion. Don't let the editing errors distract you.
September 22, 2015
an astonishing series
Perhaps the closest resemblance in Smith's writings is her Inda series, which also deals with the questions of good governance, barbarism and citizenship. The themes of loyalty, honor and friendship are integral to her writing and they certainly show strongly here as well, and in boththere is a strong mystical component, although we learn much less about it in the Inda series than we do here (something I was glad of, in reading Exordium, as I found it frustrating not to get more than some strong hints that there were powers and understanding that existed, far beyond anything Inda and country would ever learn, because they would use that power for war). At any rate, both series are well worth reading, with a breadth of characterization and sweeping plots full of struggle with our own limitations, seeking to define what is human, to find freedom, and to love ever more deeply. The important questions in a life lived most fully.
Perhaps the closest resemblance in Smith's writings is her Inda series, which also deals with the questions of good governance, barbarism and citizenship. The themes of loyalty, honor and friendship are integral to her writing and they certainly show strongly here as well, and in boththere is a strong mystical component, although we learn much less about it in the Inda series than we do here (something I was glad of, in reading Exordium, as I found it frustrating not to get more than some strong hints that there were powers and understanding that existed, far beyond anything Inda and country would ever learn, because they would use that power for war). At any rate, both series are well worth reading, with a breadth of characterization and sweeping plots full of struggle with our own limitations, seeking to define what is human, to find freedom, and to love ever more deeply. The important questions in a life lived most fully.
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