''The Moon's Shadow'' is a novel from the '' Saga of the Skolian Empire'' by

Catherine Asaro Catherine Ann Asaro (born November 6, 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, singer and teacher. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire. Biography Catherine Asaro was b ...

which tells the story of Jaibriol Qox III—how he became emperor of Eube after the interstellar Radiance War, and founded peace talks between his people, the

Eubians The Saga of the Skolian Empire, informally called the Skolian Saga or Tales of the Ruby Dynasty, is a series of science fiction novels, novellas and novelettes by Catherine Asaro, revolving around characters from an interstellar empire known as ...

, and those of the Skolian Imperialate.

Synopsis

After ascending the Carnelian throne, 17-year-old Eubian Emperor Jaibriol III is busy accomplishing many different goals—beginning peace talks with Skolian Imperialate, escaping death during several assassination attempts and marrying his beautiful, tricky and dangerous finance minister Tarquine Iquar. Above all, he has to hide from his

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fellows, that he is in fact a

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, for if his secret is ever revealed, he would face the fate of an enslaved provider. This novel overlaps with '' Ascendant Sun'' which tells the events after Radiance War from the point of view of new Skolian Imperator Kelric Valdoria and ''

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'' which tells the events after Radiance War from the point of view of Pharaoh Dyhianna Selei. ''

The Radiant Seas ''The Radiant Seas'' is a novel from the Saga of the Skolian Empire series of books by Catherine Asaro. The book continues from where '' Primary Inversion'' ended and centers on the story of the devastating interstellar Radiance War. It won t ...

'' tells the story of Jaibriol's childhood on the planet Prizma and the course of Radiance War. " The Ruby Dice" is the next book in the chronology of the saga to include Jaibriol III as a main character, followed by " Carnelians".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moons Shadow Saga of the Skolian Empire Novels by Catherine Asaro Tor Books books 2003 American novels