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Succession Series
Also known or published as The Risen Empire
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Number of Books in Series: 2
Age Group: 14 years and up

Reading Level: AR Levels 7.1-7.7
GLE estimated 8.5-10.6
F&P/GRL estimated S-W
DRA estimated 70
Lexile® measure estimated 945L-1185L

Book 1 Summary: From the acclaimed author of Fine Prey, Polymorph, and Evolution's Darling (Philip K. Dick Award special citation and a New York Times Notable Book) comes a sweeping epic, The Risen Empire, Scott Westerfeld's dazzling hardcover debut.

The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power has been absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshiped as living gods. No one can touch them.

Not until the Rix, machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods: AI compound minds of planetary extent. The Rix are cool, relentless fanatics, and their only goal is to propagate such AIs throughout the galaxy. They seek to end, by any means necessary, the Emperor's prolonged tyranny of one and supplant it with an eternal cybernetic dynasty of their own. They begin by taking the Child Empress hostage. Captain Laurent Zai of the Imperial Frigate Lynx is tasked with her rescue.

Separated by light-years, bound by an unlikely love, Zai and pacifist senator Nara Oxham must each in their own way, face the challenge of the Rix, and they each will hold the fate of the empire in their hands. The Risen Empire is the first great space opera of the twenty-first century.


Succession Book List:



These two books were meant to be one long novel but are published as two in the U.S. (and some other countries), so Book 1 ends abruptly and you should probably make sure you already have Book 2 in your physical possession before you finish Book 1.

Book 1: The Risen Empire
Ages 14 and up. March 1, 2003.
AR: 7.7 (17.0 Points, Quiz #134810)

Book 2: The Killing of Worlds
Ages 14 and up. October 1, 2003.
AR: 7.1 (17.0 Points, Quiz #134809)

Book Sets: Sets of Up to 2 Books


Other Websites for Additional Information:

Author Website for Scott Westerfeld



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