Gate Ghosts · Book 10 of 14
Empire Turmoil
Imperium executors face daunting pressures to control their territories. The assembly’s election of a presiding executor upsets the body’s balance of power.
Overview
Empire Turmoil
Imperium executors face daunting pressures to control their territories. The assembly’s election of a presiding executor upsets the body’s balance of power. A moderate, Gaketork, wins the election unseating Rebtar. As required by Imperium law, Rebtar is forced to trade territories with Gaketork. Rebtar inherits a territory where a conclave fleet resides. Despite the Imperium’s peacekeepers being ejected by conclave forces from there, the executor orders both patrol fleets to return.
This sets up a dangerous collision between the Krackus fleets and the conclave ships. Worse for the executors, Cremsylon’s visits to Imperium create unexpected consequences. During the visits, Kreus contacts the planet’s governor. The effects aren’t immediate, but eventually the governor questions discrepancies within executor recordings. Self-originating queries into executor truthfulness wasn’t a programmed task of an Imperium governor.
Subsequently, actions by the governor produce results that Krackus have long feared. Queller worlds border the Imperium Empire, and this race has their own issues. Two space-time continuums that were closed have reopened. Early exploration by the conclave reveals activity on the far sides. Julien arrives on Devona, the Queller primary home world. His task is to make contact with the race on the far side of the first reopened continuum.
However, Julien discovers the warships guarding the continuum’s far end aren’t from the local race. A more technologically developed race protects three bordering races, and Julien’s overtures to the powerful race are rejected.
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Empire Turmoil: questions readers ask
What is Empire Turmoil about?
Imperium executors face daunting pressures to control their territories. The assembly’s election of a presiding executor upsets the body’s balance of power. A moderate, Gaketork, wins the election unseating Rebtar.
Where does Empire Turmoil fall in the Earthers' saga?
Empire Turmoil is book 10 of 14 in the Gate Ghosts series, one of the four series that make up the Earthers’ saga. It follows Chaotic Futures and comes before Perilous Choices.
Do I need to read the earlier books before Empire Turmoil?
It reads best in order. Empire Turmoil is book 10 of the Gate Ghosts series and carries forward characters and events from the earlier books. The reading order page lays out the full saga.
Is Empire Turmoil available as an audiobook?
Yes. Empire Turmoil is available as an audiobook on Audible.
Can I read a sample of Empire Turmoil 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 Empire Turmoil?
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 Empire Turmoil come in?
Empire Turmoil is published in e-book and audiobook. Print and e-book editions are sold through Amazon. The audiobook is on Audible.
Who wrote Empire Turmoil?
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.