The Silver Ships · Book 20 of 20
Conclave
The time is opportune for Alex Racine. Omnian efforts and sacrifices culminate in a singular opportunity.
Overview
Conclave
The time is opportune for Alex Racine. Omnian efforts and sacrifices culminate in a singular opportunity. With good fortune, Alex will bring together the diverse races the Omnians have encountered. Alex selects the human colonies of New Terra, Haraken, Omnia, and Méridien to solicit their attendance. Unknowingly, he sails toward a deadly encounter. The Omnians have their supporters, but they also have their detractors.
Nowhere is that truer than on Méridien. Alex, Renée de Guirnon, his partner, and Julien, the SADE leader, have continually disrupted the long-held norms of the powerful Confederation Houses. In one instance, Alex wins the rights for SADEs to be freed from their boxes. In another, he presses the Confederation Council to construct ships and supply crews to support Omnia Ships’ fights against the dangerous Nua’ll spheres and Artifice.
However, Alex’s influence is most heavily felt when Mahima Ganesh, the tyrannical Council Leader, is deposed. Her supporters never forgive Alex for his trespass, and one House Leader decides Alex must pay for that insult. Leader Darse Lemoyne is a clever man, who hopes to deal with Alex. Also, he desperately wants to be rid of an ambitious daughter. Daphne Lemoyne covets the House, while she pretends to be a doting daughter.
If Darse succeeds in this plot, he rids himself of one problem or the other. If fortune stands by him, he will be done with both.
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FAQ
Conclave: questions readers ask
What is Conclave about?
The time is opportune for Alex Racine. Omnian efforts and sacrifices culminate in a singular opportunity. With good fortune, Alex will bring together the diverse races the Omnians have encountered.
Where does Conclave fall in the Earthers' saga?
Conclave is book 20 of 20 in the Silver Ships series, one of the four series that make up the Earthers’ saga. It is the most recent book in the series and follows Q-Gates.
Do I need to read the earlier books before Conclave?
It reads best in order. Conclave is book 20 of the Silver Ships series and carries forward characters and events from the earlier books. The reading order page lays out the full saga.
Is Conclave available as an audiobook?
Yes. Conclave is available as an audiobook on Audible.
Can I read a sample of Conclave before buying?
Yes. A free excerpt is available as a PDF: download the excerpt. No email or sign-up required.
Is there a glossary for Conclave?
Yes. The saga has a large cast, several races and a lot of ship names, so each book has its own glossary of characters, places, ships and terms: download the glossary.
What formats does Conclave come in?
Conclave is published in e-book and audiobook. Print and e-book editions are sold through Amazon. The audiobook is on Audible.
Who wrote Conclave?
S. H. Jucha (Scott Jucha), author of the Earthers’ saga: forty-four science fiction novels across The Silver Ships, Pyreans, Gate Ghosts and Cercians, published by Hannon Books, Inc. More about Scott.