About the Author
Thomas Harlan is the author of the highly regarded “Oath of Empire” fantasy series, starting with The Shadow of Ararat, The Gate of Fire, and The Storm of Heaven. An internationally-known game designer, he lives in Salem, Oregon.
In The Time of The Sixth Sun
In five short centuries, the mighty Empire of the Méxica, descendants of
the ancient Aztecs allied with Imperial Japan, has spread out to
conquer the Earth, left the homeworld, and set its sights on the
stars. But the universe is a dangerous place, filled with hidden
powers and the relics of ancient civilizations. The Méxica are only the
latest of the great Imperial powers to reach for the stars.
But that doesn’t stop Imperial Méxica from claiming control.
Xenoarcheologist
Gretchen Anderssen
had hoped to enjoy her well-earned vacation.
She
hadn’t seen her home-world or her children for many months. But the
Company has other plans for her – when she checks in for her transport,
she finds new orders for her team. It looks like only a small
diversion – a quick trip to the Planet Jagen, to investigate reports of a
possible First Sun artifact.
She doesn’t have to run an excavation,
or even gain possession of the artifact.
Just file a report. But it
smells bad, says Gretchen’s Hesht companion, Magdalena. David Parker,
the Company pilot assigned to Anderssen’s analysis team agrees.
And
they are so right.
Gretchen, Magdalena, and Parker find
themselves in very dangerous territory indeed.
Because, unbeknownst to
anyone at the Company, the Imperial Méxican Priesthood has decided to
wage a war on Jagan – a war not of conquest or defense, but a “flowery
war”, planned and fomented for the purpose of blooding the Emperor’s
youngest son. Gretchen and her team are headed right into the middle
of the battle.
It may be a War of Flowers, but many people will die, and blood will flow in the streets.