Del was a rock singer. He was also the renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, which made his career choice less than respectable, and gave him more to worry about than getting gigs and not getting cheated by recording companies, club owners, or his agent. For one thing, the Ruby Dynasty ruled the Skolian Imperialate, an interstellar Empire, which had recently had a war with another empire, the Eubian Concord. For another, Del was singing on Earth, which was part of a third interstellar civilization, and one which had an uneasy ...
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Del was a rock singer. He was also the renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, which made his career choice less than respectable, and gave him more to worry about than getting gigs and not getting cheated by recording companies, club owners, or his agent. For one thing, the Ruby Dynasty ruled the Skolian Imperialate, an interstellar Empire, which had recently had a war with another empire, the Eubian Concord. For another, Del was singing on Earth, which was part of a third interstellar civilization, and one which had an uneasy relationship with the Imperialate. Del undeniably had talent, and was rapidly rising from an unknown fringe artist to stardom. But, with his life entangled in the politics of three interstellar civilizations, whether he wanted that or not, talent might not be enough. And that factor might have much more effect than his music on the lives of trillions of people on the thousands of inhabited worlds across the galaxy.
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I love this series & Diamond Star has an
interesting character that expands how this family of the Ruby dynasty live.
Shanks
Oct 7, 2010
Skolian rock star
This is book 13 of 13 (so far) in the Skolian Saga, a sci fi series by Catherine Asaro. You want to read them in order, starting with Primary Inversion. Overall, the books have elements of romance and adventure, presenting the struggles of the members of the Ruby Dynasty, with their unique ability as empaths, in countering the threats of the Highton empire--an interstellar epic. The author is a physicist and attempts to make fantasy have a plausible (if imaginative) basis. Affection and romance are central elements in the whole series. Each book revolves around a certain family member. This last book is somewhat less riveting than the earlier books, but aficianados will not want to miss this son's (Del-Kurj's) story.