Published Sept. 30, 2015 by Angry Robot 2015.

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978-0-85766-558-4
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4 stars (10 reviews)

Every two thousand years, the dark star Oma appears in the sky, bringing with it a tide of death and destruction. And those who survive must contend with friends and enemies newly imbued with violent powers. The kingdom of Saiduan already lies in ruin, decimated by invaders from another world who share the faces of those they seek to destroy. Now the nation of Dhai is under siege by the same force. Their only hope for survival lies in the hands of an illegitimate ruler and a scullery maid with a powerful--but unpredictable--magic. As the foreign Empire spreads across the world like a disease, one of their former allies takes up her Empress's sword again to unseat them, and two enslaved scholars begin a treacherous journey home with a long-lost secret that they hope is the key to the Empire's undoing. But when the enemy shares your own face, who …

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Review of 'Empire Ascendant' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

EMPIRE ASCENDANT really picks up the promise of MIRROR EMPIRE and runs with it. We get more time with all the main characters (at least until they start getting killed), we see more of this amazing world, we learn more about its history (and thus, its immediate future), and in the end, Oma rises. ASCENDANT does not suffer one little bit from middle-book syndrome.

Absolutely cannot wait for the final book in this series.

Review of 'Empire Ascendant' on Goodreads

3 stars

A solid read and an excellent addition to the genre. I was hooked on the series after the first few chapters of "Mirror Empire", and now I have to patiently wait for a third installment. Like many of the other readers and reviewers have mentioned, we go say goodbye to a few characters, but that should not keep you from reading. Plenty of action and political intrique and plotting. It does seem a little less polished than "Mirror Empire", but I most certainly recommend this series.

Review of 'Empire Ascendant' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Confusing, confounding, depressing, disgusting, and worth every second of it. Hurley is the only author I've read who manages quite this blend and still makes a readable book out of it. I look forward to re-reading the series when it is done, and understanding it in a whole new light.

There are some things I wish were done differently - I don't think it is necessary to have so little exposition. But in the end I am addicted.

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