The Consuming Fire Book Cover

The Consuming Fire


A Science Fiction Novel


Book 2 of the The Interdependency Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Space Opera,
  • Political Intrigue
Buy from Amazon

Read Sample

This book is for you if you're into...

  • Interstellar empires on the brink of collapse
  • Political intrigue across palaces, markets, and religious power plays
  • Leaders making desperate moves to save humanity from disaster
Publisher Description

The Interdependency—humanity’s interstellar empire—is on the verge of collapse.

The extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible is disappearing, leaving entire systems and human civilizations stranded.

Emperox Grayland II of the Interdependency is ready to take desperate measures to help ensure the survival of billions.

But arrayed before her are those who believe the collapse of the Flow is a myth—or at the very least an opportunity to an ascension to power.

While Grayland prepares for disaster, others are prepare for a civil war.

A war that will take place in the halls of power, the markets of business and the altars of worship as much as it will between spaceships and battlefields.

The Emperox and her allies are smart and resourceful, as are her enemies.

Nothing about this will be easy... and all of humanity will be caught in its consuming fire.

More John Scalzi

Follow This Author

Sign up & we'll email you when a new title is available for pre-order or hits the bookshelf

Little Stacks of Science Fiction

Get Free & Discounted eBooks

Curated reads, irresistible prices—subscribe now

Add this book to your To Be Read list

Sign up to build your personal library

Archive This Book

Sign up to build your personal library