Conventions of War : Dread Empire's Fall

from AlanPoulter

Normally a trilogy ends on a high note. In this one there were two threads: a galactic one, covering the alien Naxxid's revolt to gain control of the Dread Empire of the Shaa, founded on a pitiless conservative creed, the Praxis, and a personal one, the smouldering romance between Lady Sula, a lo...

from AlanPoulter

Normally a trilogy ends on a high note. In this one there were two threads: a galactic one, covering the alien Naxxid's revolt to gain control of the Dread Empire of the Shaa, founded on a pitiless conservative creed, the Praxis, and a personal one, the smouldering romance between Lady Sula, a lo...

from DWWilkin

The series comes to an end and better than some. We have a rebellious population in the capital, and some shortcuts are taken when the typical foolishness we have come to suspect from the command structure is again displayed. At some point there should have been a great many other smart people ou...

from zzin

This trilogy was fun sf space opera. As in some of his other novels, I like his world building. This final novel was a bit strange, it´s got battles and imperial fleets, but I ended up most interested in a murder mystery. Part of the subplot really did not work for me, but in fact the relationshi...

from LynndaEll

"Conventions of War" is a fitting end to the "Dread Empire's Fall." Lady Sula and Martinez manage to keep the war going from their own unique bases long enough to throw momentum towards the loyalists. As in real life, the ending is just the prequel to the rest of the story. Even though a temporar...