From Publishers Weekly
Bestseller Anderson turns up the heat in his second Saga of the Seven Suns installment (after 2002's Hidden Empire), proving he has firepower to burn. He weaves action, romance and science with a rousing plot reflecting the classic SF of Clarke and Herbert and the glossy cinematic influence of Lucas and Spielberg. Five years after the events in Hidden Empire, hydrogues, gas giant aliens, continue to plague the Terran Hanseatic League in retaliation for the Hansa's "accidental" destruction of a hydrogue planet. This time they're also eager to destroy their ancient enemy, the Verdani, an interconnected, semi-sentient worldforest far more dangerous to the quicksilver aliens than mere humans ("The roots of a tree can shatter mountains, given time"). EDF (Earth Defense Forces) have hidden enemies in the Klikiss robots, whose resolve to reprogram "compies" (short for "Competent Computerized Companions") into human-killing robots is just as alarming as covert alien experiments on humans. Anderson's well-drawn cast includes spy Davin Lotze, an exosociologist who discovers a new method of space travel; earthy space-trader Rlinda Kett; King Peter, a reluctant "puppet" who challenges power-mad Basil Wenceslas; and DD, the terrified friendly compy kidnapped by a ruthless Klikiss robot. Sparked with surprises, enriched by ecological issues that laypersons can appreciate, this saga soars as it exposes the inner and external roots of war.
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Book Description
Five years have passed since humans set fire to the gas-giant planets, unwittingly committing genocide of the Hydrogues-an infinitely powerful species of aliens-and igniting a war of epic proportions. Meanwhile, as humans struggle to fight against increasing hostilities from the Hydrogues, they learn from the Worldforest that they have awakened an ancient, fearsome, and merciless enemy in the Hydrogues. And when the water-based Wentals and the sun-dwelling Faeros are found, will humans finally have the allies they need? Or will they be caught in the middle of a war that could break apart the galaxy......This thrilling, multi-volume chronicle of a legendary war that spans the galaxy is written in the vein of the best works of Peter F. Hamilton, Dan Simmons, and Frank Herbert.

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Across the Spiral Arm, the gas-giant planets held secrets, dangers, and treasure. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
medical kithmen, chrysalis chair, hydrogue war, blitzkrieg scoops, lens kithmen, nebula skimmers, eleven generation ships, stardrive fuel, hydrogue attack, breeder barracks, breeder camp, green priests, ekti reactors, grappler pod, hydrogue emissary, betrothal ships, breeding barracks, worldforest network, worldtree grove, breeder captives, command nucleus, splinter colonies, splinter colony, worm hives, encounter vessel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Prime Designate, King Peter, Solar Navy, Hanseatic League, Spiral Arm, Whisper Palace, Dobro Designate, Ildiran Empire, Chairman Wenceslas, General Lanyan, Corvus Landing, Admiral Willis, Boone's Crossing, Hyrillka Designate, Basil Wenceslas, Prism Palace, Adar Kori'nh, Del Kellum, Saga of Seven Suns, Earth Defense Forces, Big Goose, Cesca Peroni, Davlin Lotze, Guiding Star, Robb Brindle New!
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