Queen of Candesce
February 8th 2008 22:27
QUEEN OF CANDESCE
Karl Schroeder
Book 2 of the SUN of Suns Virga Series.
Karl Schroeder
Book 2 of the SUN of Suns Virga Series.
In the first book in this series Schroeder brought us to a Dyson Sphere called Virga. Within its icewalled interior is a huge artifical sun called Candesce ( a collection of fusion batteries and solar mirrors) which along with some smaller a suns in the outer zones brings heat and light to the interior of the Dyson Sphere.
Within virga the humans live a lower tech lifestyle than the original builders. Most of the founders' technology has been destroyed or wore out over the centuries and town wheels to provide gravity are often made of rope and wood!
In this second book Venera Fanning arrives in Spyre the last surviving metal habitat which is slwly falling apart. It is a place of gardens and animals and farms and paranoia and politics.
Somehow Venera has to survive the immanent destruction of Spyre and return to the outer Principalites along with her new allies. She does and if you enjoyed the first book you'll like this one even more. Venera grows and becoems less of a brat and more of a ruler.
We also get some clues as to how Virga lost most of its technology and learn the outer universe is attempting to take over Virga. AN's agent in this novel is a mad botanist!
Enjoy!
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