The Shattering Peace
18 September 2025Synopsis
Peace is an illusion . . .
For a decade, peace has reigned in interstellar space. A tripartite agreement between the Colonial Union, the Earth, and the alien Conclave has kept the forces of war at bay. But there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining civil war. The Colonial Union, the Earth and the Conclave are at risk of being dragged into the conflict, whether they want to be involved or not.
Gretchen Trujillo is a former Colonial Union diplomat, trying to forge a new life away from the conflicts of nations, human and alien. But when she is called to take part in a secret mission involving representatives from every powerful faction in space, what she finds there has the chance to redefine the destinies of each – or destroy them forever . . .
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18 September 2025
9781529082937Reviews
John Scalzi writes science fiction that is fun, intelligent and irreverent . . . I haven’t enjoyed science fiction this much in yearsChristopher Paolini, author of Eragon, on the Old Man’s War series
Old Man’s War is classic SF seen from a modern perspective – a fast-paced tour of a daunting, hostile universeRobert Charles Wilson, author of Spin, on Old Man’s War
I enjoyed Old Man’s War immensely. A space war story with fast action, vivid characters, moral complexity and cool speculative physics, set in a future you almost want to live in, and a universe you sincerely hope you don’t live in alreadyKen MacLeod, author of the Lightspeed Trilogy, on Old Man’s War
I can honestly say I can’t think of another book that ever made me laugh this much. EverPatrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind, on Redshirts
