Bruce Davis, a SF writer from Mesa, Arizona:
War, hand-to-hand combat, political intrigue and betrayal; HUPERUM has it all. George Pendleton has created a living, vibrant world and filled it with exciting characters. I was hooked from the first word to the final fight to the death in the Huperial arena. A great read!
After centuries of intercontinental war, chaos, and reconstruction, Earth wants to reassert itself on the planet it built and colonized at great cost nearly a millennium before…Novus.
Abandoned during Earth’s woes, Novus has learned to exist on its own and now rejects the mother planet’s ancient claims. It now must determine how far it will go to keep its freedom; fully aware that it has developed a society where war no longer exists. Huperum has taken its place. Yet, it too extracts the ultimate price few are willing to pay…necessary if one aspires to be Huper, supreme ruler of Novus.
One who does is Keef Terrason, determined to restore the lost honor and prominence of his people, Pearthia, the new world’s first colonists. Standing in his way is Pendar Loriat, an Akasian, bred and trained to rule, descendent of Novus’ first Huper, Pendar the Great.
Into this setting arrives Earth’s new Consul General, Sean Lewis, sent to Novus to convince the present Huper to meet Earth’s demands. Earth does not want conflict, but is determined to take what is not willingly given. It believes it has paid too high a price not to.
Author's Comments and Bio
Huperum Chapter One
Author's Other Book: To Kiss A Princess
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