Author: Orson Scott Card Year: 2009 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Politics
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ISBNs: 9780765320049 9780765359711 0765320045 0765359715 |
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The war of words between right and left collapsed into a shooting war, and raged between the high-technology weapons on each side, devastating cities and overrunning the countryside. At the close of Empire, political scientist and government adviser Averell Torrent had maneuvered himself into the presidency of the United States. And now that he has complete power at home, he plans to expand American imperial power around the world. Opportunity comes quickly. There's a deadly new plague in Africa, and it is devastating the countryside and cities. President Torrent declares American solidarity with the victims, but places all of Africa in quarantine until a vaccine is found or the disease burns itself out. And he sends Captain Bartholomew Coleman, Cole to his friends, to run the relief operations and protect the American scientists working on identifying the virus. If Cole and his team can avoid dying of the plague, or being cut down by the weapons of fearful African nations, they might do some good. Or they might be out of the way for good.
This book is part of the "Empire" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Leopard Sword" First published in 2012 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Wolf's Gold" First published in 2012 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Fortress of Spears" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Empire" First published in 2006 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Arrows of Fury" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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