Sauscony Valdoria, linked to the powerful Skolian Web, and the Aristo heir to the evil Trader Empire of Tarnth link minds and fall in love instantly, but to prevent interstellar war, Sauscony must be either his lover or his killer.

Primary Inversion

Literature & Fiction

Asaro, Catherine

United States

Tor Books

A young girl from present-day Earth is carried into the future to the interstellar Skolian Empire, where she becomes embroiled in a murderous plot to bring down the Empire. By the author of Primary Inversion.

Catch the Lightning (The Saga of the Skolian Empire)

A seasoned fighter pilot and heir to the throne, Kelwin faces untold perils after his disabled spacecraft crashlands on a proscribed world, forcing him to succumb to the women who will keep him prisoner for years, changing him and the future of the galactic empire.

The Last Hawk (Saga of the Skolian Empire)

The Radiant Seas (Saga of the Skolian Empire)

In a sequel to Primary Inversion, Sauscony and Jaibriol are confronted with new problems as Jaibriol is adbucted and forced to rule over the Higton Aristos, and Sauscony has to launch an invasion against the realm in order to get her back.

Ascendant Sun is the direct sequel to The Last Hawk, in which Kelric, heir to the Skolian Empire, crash-landed his fighter on the Restricted planet of Coba. He was imprisoned by the powerful mistresses of the great estates--women who, over time, fell in love with him. After 18 years of living in their gilded cage, Kelric finally made his escape. In Ascendant Sun, Kelric returns to Skolian space, only to find the Empire in control of the Allied forces of Earth. With little more than the clothes on his back, Kelric is forced to take work on a merchant vessel. But when that vessel enters Euban space, Kelric finds his worst nightmare realized: he becomes a slave to the cruel Aristos--humans who use torture and sex as the ultimate aphrodesiac.

Ascendant Sun: A New Novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

The Quantum Rose (The Saga of the Skolian Empire)

A new chapter in the Saga of the Skolian Empire finds Kamoj Quanta Argali, a young noblewoman, agreeing to marry a powerful stranger in order to save her people from starvation, in a novel that first appeared in serial form in Analog.

Catherine Asaro is a popular SF writer, combining her diverse talents to blend hard science fiction and heartrending romance into a sweeping epic known as the Saga of the Skolian Empire. This is her trademark series. Ever since Primary Inversion, her very first novel, this series has continued to grow, building a significant readership and receiving widespread praise. All of Asaro's considerable talent is on display in Spherical Harmonic, the direct sequel to The Radiant Seas. Separated for decades by circumstance and political machinations, the Ruby Dynasty, hereditary rulers of the Skolian Empire, struggle to bring together the tattered remnants of their family in the shadow of a disastrous interstellar war. Too many have died, others are presumed lost, yet they must move quickly if they are reassume their rightful place as rulers of Skolia.

Spherical Harmonic (Saga of the Skolian Empire, Book 7)

Award-winning author Catherine Asaro, creator of The Skolian Empire, returns to the world of Aronsdale, a place rich with magic and power. One generation after war had nearly destroyed three nations, evil was returning. And only Mel Dawnfield's daring sacrifice could stop it.... The promise of peace rested on this young woman's noble vow: to marry Cobalt the Dark—heir to a family of legendary cruelty. With only her uncontrolled spells to guide her, isolated in Cobalt's solitary home in the Misted Cliffs, knowing poisoned blood ran through her husband's veins, Mel struggled to embrace her unexplored mage powers and unveil the light in her shadowy new world—including the radiance hidden in her husband's soul. For her enemies were gathering strength and they would soon unleash the darkest of evils in the name of war. In the final battle, Mel's ability to harness her magic would mean the difference between a harmonious world... and annihilation.

The Misted Cliffs

Romance

Paranormal

Luna

The Misted Cliffs by Catherine Asaro released on Jun 28, 2005 is available now for purchase.

The Misted Cliffs (Misted Cliffs, Book 2)

Contemporary

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Primary Inversion

Catch the Lightning (The Saga of the Skolian Empire)

The Last Hawk (Saga of the Skolian Empire)

The Radiant Seas (Saga of the Skolian Empire)

Ascendant Sun: A New Novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire

Ascendant Sun: A New Novel in the Saga of the Skolian Empire

The Quantum Rose (The Saga of the Skolian Empire)

Spherical Harmonic (Saga of the Skolian Empire, Book 7)

The Misted Cliffs

The Misted Cliffs (Misted Cliffs, Book 2)