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May 07, 2018myles_wolfe rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Collapsing Empire is driven mainly by the interesting characters that Scalzi writes. This book is a little bit light on plot-development and is obviously the first book in a planned series. It uses the classic “feuding nobel houses” storyline and brings to mind Frank Herbert’s Dune. It also might be compared to Isaac Asimov’s The Gods Themselves. It is quite detailed in its description of commerce and trade that the Interdependency (an intergalactic empire, ruled by a monarch) is dependent on. The book sets an interesting course in terms of what’s to come in the rest of the series and reflects the current climate crisis. A group of scientists warn of impending doom for billions of people spread throughout the stars, while social and economic elite do everything they can to capitalize on it or ignore it completely. Nominated for the 2018 Hugo Award.