Dominion's Reach [Hardcover]

Diann Thornley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

After being terribly injured by a terrorist bomb, the Chief Commander of the Unified World's special forces, Lujan Serege, fights his way back to health only to find out that he has been retired and that a devious plot has been hatched to turn over the government to enemy spies.

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Amazon.com Review

This is the third book in Diann Thornely's Unified Worlds saga (Ganwold's Child, Echoes of Issel), a serviceable military science fiction series from one of the genre's newer writers. It opens with series protagonist Admiral Lujan Serege in a hospital bed, almost fully paralyzed and comatose after taking the brunt of a terrorist bomb. At his side are his wife Darcie Dartmuth and their son, Tristan. Cut off from command and virtually isolated from the world, Lujan must work not only to heal his terribly wounded body and mind, but also to stop the plotting of his nemesis, Seulemont Remarq.

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Lujan Serege, admiral in the military defending the Unified Worlds against Issel Sector threats, recovers from a bombing by terrorists attempting to co-opt the government. Thornley (Echoes of Issel, Tor, 1996) creates an intriguing continuation of her Unified Worlds military and political saga. Recommended for sf collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 317 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312862865
• ISBN-13: 978-0312862862
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,347,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Strong ending to the trilogy, August 4, 2003

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This review is from: Dominion's Reach (Paperback)

One of Thornley's strengths as a writer is her ability to mix technology with humanity. In this, the third book in a trilogy that began with "Ganwold's Child," she nicely intertwines two plot elements, Lujan Serege's recovery from an assassination attempt against the devious political maneuverings of the Dominion.

Within this structure, she is able to balance the two story lines pretty much equally--though following Lujan's arduous path through rehabilitation was (at least for me) the more compelling drama.

I for one certainly hope that Diann Thornley has more works forthcoming--in a world of science fiction that seems conspicuously devoid of humanity, her novels are entertaining and touching, without being sentimental or juvenile.